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  1. 21 minutes ago

    .'s new space opera features a starship with a mind of its own: H/T ... Art by

    Art for "You Sexy Thing" by Mike Heath
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    4 hours ago

    A new South Lake Union development will include the body of a Boeing 747, the fuselage of which will become office space. But how do you maneuver a jet into one of the city's densest neighborhoods?

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    5 hours ago

    Even more shots of this morning's just stunning launch. Probably my favorite shockwave photo to date. The colors!

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    7 hours ago

    SpaceX’s newest 53 Starlink internet satellites have deployed from the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage in orbit. SpaceX has launched 1,844 Starlink satellites to date.

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    18 hours ago

    This video not only makes me even more proud of what the makers of vaccines accomplished, it makes me even more in awe of what our immune systems do every day.

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    I am blown away by this COVID vaccine video, one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time
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  6. 20 hours ago

    Poking a little fun at the Vegas Loop... I'm just waiting for the first "Stays in Vegas" joke.

    Replying to @DougonIPComm @meharris and 2 others
    maybe also put in double sliding doors at regular intervals. And link these capsules together for efficiency, reducing staffing needs. Add grab handles and space for luggage. Then he might really have something.
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  7. 20 hours ago

    . makes a deal to sell satellite imagery to - and makes its first-ever quarterly report: Photo:

    BlackSky satellite prepared for launch
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    22 hours ago

    SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to talk about the Starship program at a National Academies meeting this Wednesday at 6 PM EST.

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    23 hours ago

    Stephen K. Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress Two Charges Filed for Failing to Honor House Subpoena From Select Committee Investigating Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

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    23 hours ago

    BREAKING: a Federal grand jury in DC has indicted former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, CNN has learned. A federal judge signed an arrest warrant this afternoon for Bannon. (h/t )

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  11. 23 hours ago

    , says it's "devastated" to hear that Glen de Vries () was killed in a plane crash, just a month after taking suborbital space trip with :

    Glen de Vries in Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital space capsule
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    Nov 12

    It’s electric inside Seattle’s auto show: Ford F-150 Lightning, BMW iX and driving Bill Gates’ Porsche

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  13. Nov 12

    Science-fiction writers take note - although there’s always the option to invoke “new, yet unobserved new physics.”

    Ask Ethan: Why can’t black holes be made of dark matter? Dark matter gravitates just as normal matter does. But only normal matter can ever make black holes. Here's why.
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    Nov 12

    I mean to tweet about this at the height of the Bad Art Friend Discourse and say "here it is! my story about organs!!" as a way to insert myself into the narrative. But then I forgot. Anyway, here it is: my story about organs.

    "We found ourselves once again at the Organ Zoo. While we gazed at the giant livers of extraterrestrial water worms, Arc asked me to tell him about the nineteen nineties." The Perils of a Hologram Heart BY DOMINICA PHETTEPLACE
    ICYMI, reading 2021 fiction? Try the short story "The Perils of a Hologram Heart" by Dominica Phetteplace!
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    Nov 12

    New by me: Early data from the LVCC Loop in Las Vegas detail slow trips, minor accidents - and one lost kitten.

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    Nov 12

    Standing down from today’s launch due to weather. Forecast improves to 80% favorable for tomorrow’s launch opportunity at 7:19 a.m. EST

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    Nov 11

    Happy Birthday, Washington!

    Today is Admission Day! 132 years ago, Washington became the 42nd state of the United States of America on November 11, 1889, when President Benjamin Harrison issued the proclamation admitting it to the Union.
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    Nov 11

    A de-distorted side view of the Endurance - with still inside - docked to the ISS. Not all exterior cameras the station has 'collected' over the years are of equal quality ...

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  19. Nov 11

    Will this work for extending the mission, ?

    Congress Approves Empty Paper Towel Roll For NASA To Use As Telescope
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    Nov 11

    Four new astronauts through the hatch and seven crewmembers total on the ! After almost exactly a day from launch, is aboard the orbiting laboratory.

    Hatch Opening
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