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Tod Lauer has good eyes, that is definitely Owen’s Valley Radio Observatory gear, which was a partner with the UFRO on various studies, the last of which I believe was the 1995 Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet impact of Jupiter.
The 40M Power difference spectrum that is printed out is likely data from the [...]
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Having been an early student of radio astronomy at the University of Florida Radio Observatory (UFRO), I can attest to the fact that this trailer was very likely NOT abandoned and this photographer is at the very least a trespasser.
The UFRO is located in a very remote portion of Florida that [...]
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Plan-B anyone?
Time for an investigation, find out who is conning who. In the meantime, let’s take advantage of what we’ve learned from the experimental spacecraft, the shuttles, and keep flying them.
People keep talking about how expensive it will be to re-start that program. I bet that it’ll be faster and perhaps [...]
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While I agree completely with Dennis, Keith, and others that point out the very serious ethical issues with the proposal’s engineering team, there seem to be bigger problems on the forefront.
If the Jupiter/DIRECT spacecraft has no advantage over the existing infrastructure, than the ethics issue shall be reinforced by their proposal’s [...]
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“It is the type of soil you would probably have in your back yard – you know, alkaline. You might be able to grow asparagus in it really well.” -Sam Kounaves, chemist from University of Arizona
Sam’s comment resonated very strongly with me given some previous work that I worked on while [...]
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@Lee Holmes
I independently came to the same reaction to that sign as Keith. I certainly can’t speak as if I were closer to the Orbiters Columbia and Challenger than any USA employee, but perhaps my love for the Shuttle program, and my anger and sadness at the two losses provoked a [...]
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@Dick_Lewin:
Watching something happen does not make you a participant, it makes you an audience member, or more technically a voyeur.
Indeed, if your interactions with some aspect of a research project were contributing to gains toward a scientific/engineering/educational result, then indeed you’d have been a participant. In short, yes, you actually would [...]
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You’re a good man Scott. You mission so far is a 100% success and there is nothing to regret. You aimed to achieve an extremely difficult goal, and when it came down to the wire, you had the courage to make the safe and smart decision.
Rick is right, your leadership serves [...]
This is my most favorite NASAWATCH/SpaceRef story:
What To Do When VSE and ESAS Flop
Plan B For Outer Space, Dennis Wingo, SpaceRef
Those of us who were disappointed with the demise of SEI shared the frustrations that I am sure that Dr. Griffin shared and is trying to fix today with the ESAS architecture. NASA is furiously [...]