Here's a picture of it while it's still in the shop. https://inspenet.com/en/noticias/nasa-tests-solar-sail-in-solar-in-orbit/
Haven't heard about the NASA design yet, but JAXA's 2010 IKAROS used "Eighty blocks of LCD panels are embedded in the sail, whose reflectance can be adjusted for attitude contro ".
Thanks for reminding me of a great film I saw in theatres long ago... I was at a con once and heard Barry (spouse and I both liked 'Enemy') and bought his Workshop book ... good to see he's still kicking ...
and thanks too for hooking me up with Feral Historian's stuff (like his style) which I might never have found otherwise..
Wow. I can't believe it took me so long to learn about that. And no tour needed. Interesting, thanks!
'Theeeere once was a girl from Nantucket' ... well, sort of works.
Now for the next test: 3 identical new styluses responses are profiled. Now 3 identical TTs, play Marcus Family vs. Metallica vs Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music.
After 100 hours compare stylus profiles to originals. Repeat after 1000 hours. Also visit your shrink before and after for a comparitive sanity test.
GOSH I'd like to see that be 2 times longer, and have some price-ranges.
"Works perfectly" huh? That's better than most can claim before freezing! ACT NOW! for a BIG discount!
The 2003 event produced the biggest-ever solar flare ever measured, an X45. That year, several BIG transformers exploded in South Africa. This event's biggest so is 8.7. A lot depends on where it's aimed at ... but anyway , no, we are not prepared.
Powerful message. "Brought to you by DHHS, National Cigarette Foundation, Department of Education, Cigs4Kidz, and Viewers Like You."
Don't remember any PSA's like that back from when they were doing atmospheric testing of atom bombs down in Nevada for weeks on end. But they weren't planning on smoking them all the way.
Different strokes! esp. depending on which orbit you're in.
Always have a good time when I run into this channel. Gotta be scary for drummers, but I'm not, maybe that's it!