@aelluswamy@Tesla@elonmusk@kylaschwaberow How can Tesla know the driver pressed the accelerator? Do they have a camera in the footwell? Tesla can say that the data reports that the accelerator was at 100%. No more. There are multiple possibilities for this. A/D conversion, sensor malfunction, processor malfunction, etc.
Tested some equipment last night after making a few changes to my backyard observatory, hopefully enabling some mind-blowing images this summer.
Not bad. Not bad at all.
We are joining forces with @maritimelaunch to develop orbital launch readiness from Nova Scotia, Canada. Spaceport Nova Scotia is strategically located to support access to mid- to high-inclination and polar orbits for Earth observation and communication satellites. Read more: https://t.co/yloDc3ruko
This is the same vantage point, captured with a MUCH better and IR-sensitive camera. It’s also available in print for a short time here: https://t.co/YAty9p6fsF
Raptor 3 may turn out to be the most important thing created by humans if it leads to us becoming multiplanetary. This demonstration makes it feel inevitable.
This is my most detailed shot of the engines in flight. I added these prints to my shop, linked in the reply
My favorite photo from yesterday: A powerful sight as the latest iteration of Starship climbs through Texan skies. Captured via a sound-triggered camera, this camera captured the chaotic scene far better than I could from a safe distance.
Prints available in the reply.
@ThePhysicsMemes Energy is not conserved in an expanding universe. After a very very very long time, it will come to a stop relative to its starting point. And then it will…
@DJSnM First "Water Bomber" Experiment (1944):
Pilot Carl Crossley of the Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS) conducted the first successful water-bombing test near Temagami, Ontario, using a Fairchild KR-34 equipped with a 45-gallon tank. So 82 years ago.