Spacewalk Friday: Installing A New "Parking Spot" On Station

Reader's Request: Gravity Discussion

Reader’s request from peterthemasterfoiler:

“Not conspiracy merely theory or misunderstanding. I was taught gravity was mass pulling against mass. My hypothesis is that it is the electrons pulling at the protons of the other object even though they are already bonded.”

Thanks peterthemasterfoiler, we’ll do our best to explain it!

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Robert DeNiro: Why He Wants Anti-Vax Film Shown Robert De Niro, a co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, released a statement Friday on the film festival’s Facebook page in which he explains why he wants “Vaxxed” to be shown.

Eric Dubay is at it again with his flat-earther nonsense.

Another Station Upgrade:

Spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins to install new TV cameras 

On Thursday, Sept. 1, U.S. astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins will conduct the station’s 195th American spacewalk. As part of their activities, the pair will install the first of several enhanced high-definition television cameras that will monitor activities outside the station, including the comings and goings of visiting cargo and crew vehicles

Working on the station’s backbone, or truss, Williams and Rubins will retract a thermal radiator that is part of the station’s cooling system. 

As was the case for their first spacewalk together on Aug. 19, Williams will be designated as extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1), wearing a spacesuit with a red stripe, while Rubins will be EV2, wearing a suit with no stripes.

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Coverage of the spacewalk begins at 6:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 1; with the spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:05 a.m. EDT. Stream live online HERE.

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I got bored and went digging through the box of tubes again... Found a nice looking 6F6 GT and a 6Y6 GT, and kind of ran off in high spirits and decided a little broadcast band receiver would be a fun project. For this project I wanted them outside the box (CD case) where I could see 'em. Mounted all the heavy components. (back-to-back Radio Shack 12V CT transformers to make what amounts to an isolation transformer, picking off filament power between the two... Audio output transformer...) I haven't even decided if it's going to be a regenerative or something that requires less fussing with during operation. Any suggestions, anyone?

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Of Course Rockets Work In Space, Flat-Earther!

Flat-Earthers have a fixed set of unfounded assertions they cycle through when confronting the rational. One of the most used is the ‘Rockets can’t work in space because there is no air for them to push agains!’ claim. The following video will help you respond to them in a clear, concise way. There are even TWO experiments you can have them try out themselves, so they know you’re not just spewing…

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Winner announced for the Golden Tinfoil Hat Award! The votes have been counted, and from the numerous worthy science-deniers and conspiracy theorists, one has risen to the top!

Ken Ham the Anti Science Sham: Ark Encounter

Well, it’s time to take a look at Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter. After the video, we’ll elaborate on a few of the details. Ken’s Claims: Built from the specs taken directly out of the bible.  Mr. Ham usually fails to mention that the bible was pretty light on specs. The only information given is the following: Make thee an ark of gopher…

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