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Leisher wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:30 am
GORDON wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:56 am You know that weird air force space plane that looks like a stubby shuttle
The SR-71?
X-37s.

And I see there have already been accusations of spying. Duh?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37
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The SR-71 was accused of spying all the time too. It can fly over radar.
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About a quarter of the way so far.

Hollywood has lied about how quickly these things happen! :D
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Leisher wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:27 pm About a quarter of the way so far.

Hollywood has lied about how quickly these things happen! :D
Yall get totality? Nice.

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My bad. Come join us in 2044.
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Leisher wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:33 pm My bad. Come join us in 2044.
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You're going to get really mad now. It's in Montana in 2044. Toledo is dead center in 2099. So plan for your floating head in a jar to be transported up here and we can watch it then.

Also, just saw the show. 10/10. Would recommend. It's actually pretty fucking amazing.
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Fixed.
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I laughed so I can't even be mad.

Serious note: Make it to a totality. Easy the most amazing thing I've ever seen.
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Leisher wrote: Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:29 pm You're going to get really mad now. It's in Montana in 2044. Toledo is dead center in 2099. So plan for your floating head in a jar to be transported up here and we can watch it then.

Also, just saw the show. 10/10. Would recommend. It's actually pretty fucking amazing.
NC gets one in 2074, I think.
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Pretty cool
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Image

In other eclipse news...
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I love that the first image is blurry.
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That didn't even register, but it is unintentionally hilarious.
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Voyager 1 is phoning home again.

15 BILLION miles away and it hasn't gone anywhere in the grand scheme of things. Amazing.
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Maybe Moonfall was onto something.

If you didn't see the movie...well, you're lucky.
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Former NASA engineer says they have a "New Force" drive.

This would be a new technology to beat Earth's gravity and not use traditional means.
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