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    elbmek said:
    E=Mc2 with mask.
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       #993

    One of my favorite channels.
    This time Issac talks about something not thought about in science fiction movies, and is food for thought, when we finally become and interstellar traveling species.

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    I find Atomic Rockets to be excellent.

    Atomic Rockets - Atomic Rockets
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       #995

    You beautiful people - dont confooose reality with rubbish
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       #996

    Last SpaceX launch for 2020...


    SpaceX is now targeting Saturday, December 19 for launch of the NROL-108 mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Saturday’s three-hour launch window opens at 9:00 a.m. EST, or 14:00 UTC, and closes at 12:00 p.m. EST, or 17:00 UTC.
    Source
    I didn't see any listing for coverage on NASA Live

    SpaceX viewer should go live 15" before launch.
    https://www.spacex.com/launches/


    If there's problems with that link:


    The name NROL-108, shortened from NRO Launch 108, is part of an arbitrary numbering system used to identify the NRO’s satellites – without disclosing their identities – prior to launch.

    Once in orbit, payloads are usually assigned another numerical designation, prefixed by the letters USA. In recent years, these USA designations have been assigned sequentially, with USA-312 the next available designation in the sequence.
    See Also
    NROL-108’s existence was kept in shadow until late September when it was revealed in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing – a document that launch providers submit in order to gain approval to carry out necessary communications between the launch vehicle and its ground stations – and confirmed to be launched under NRO jurisdiction.

    The mission was previously set to launch sometime in October but was subsequently pushed back to December for reasons that are unknown.

    Like most NRO missions, the identity of the satellite – or satellites – will not be divulged during the mission, just as the satellite’s target orbit and nature of the mission will be kept secret during launch. However, ground observers will be able to find the satellite after launch and calculate its orbit.

    Nevertheless, certain things are known.
    More on NROLMissions here: SpaceX to complete 2020 manifest with covert flight for NRO
    and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
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    Launched right at 9am with a successful launch of the NRO and recovery of the Falcon9 booster!
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    Last night, I managed to get a good viewof Saturn and Jupiter very close (we have had cloudy weather for weeks. Fingers crossed it will be clear on 21st Dec tomorrow for closest approach.
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    Anak said:
    Launched right at 9am with a successful launch of the NRO and recovery of the Falcon9 booster!
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    The sky is beautiful and clear, and the Saturn/Jupiter conjunction is right there in front of my home. The first two are with my phone the rest with a canon sx30si.


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    I was looking on my screen and realised that the 'blur' around Saturn is actually its rings


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    I am unsure but think I can see a moon or two of Jupiter


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    Nice.
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