Cory

A simple, hard working truck driver trying to get by in a world spiraling out of control.

[Cory @kananesgi]

Ever heard of choosing based on qualifications? When you force a specific choice based on the identity of the candidate rather than their qualifications, you undermine the entire program.

It's a simple matter: no women on the roster fit this mission profile better than these guys did.

Not to mention, A3 is just a LEO test of procedures that were not only developed before Apollo, but have been in constant use ever since. There isn't much glory or recognition for this mission. Why waste one of your women who's only there because of who she is rather than what she is capable of on such a low-level mission.

Make no mistake here, either. If she is on the mission specifically to have a woman on it, then she did not earn the seat by her ability - she was given the seat because of her identity.

[Robert J Salvador @RobertJSalvador]

Dear Florida,
Technology is a good thing.

A very good thing.

There’s no place for leaders who don’t understand important technology like AI.

BTW, if you ban data centers, this enforcement action wouldn’t be possible.

Enjoy your Teen Takeovers with Governor candidates who want to ban technology.

[Byron Donalds @ByronDonalds]

82 years ago today, thousands of Americans stormed the beaches of Normandy to defend the free world from tyranny. Their bravery and heroic sacrifice will never be forgotten. #DDay

[Cory @kananesgi]

@RepLuna @SecState "Disinformation" needs to be struck from your vocabulary! Call it what it is! Lies and propaganda! Stop trying to sugarcoat this crap to make it more PC!

[Cory @kananesgi]

@NEWSMAX Everyone trying to claim Trump was going senile...this is the one who went insane.

[RxCKSTxR @therxckstxr]

Surprise! I Redecorated! 😂 RxCKSTxR Comedy Voiceover

[Cory @kananesgi]

@ksorbs Total lack of intelligence in the general public. When the average HS grad can't even read at a 6th grade level and thinks Abraham Lincoln was a Democrat, this is what you get.

Most of them can't even tell you why they want to vote for her. Their just doing what they are told.

[Cory @kananesgi]

@NEWSMAX There are thousands of incredible performers who would jump at the chance to play something like this. Stop trying to get big-name POS artists who care nothing about the country and get real American patriots. Concert will be a resounding success if you did that!

[Cory @kananesgi]

@AustinLouis5 @SecDuffy @FMCSA What a moron! Try reading the regulations before you prove how stupid you are to the world.

[Cory @kananesgi]

@DavidHodge Is there a way to view live, real-time tracking? This could be useful when I'm out skywatching to identify sats that I see. A couple nights ago, one of the stations flew over, but I don't know which.

[Cory @kananesgi]

@PolitlcsUK They should be cleared off their brains...

[Cory @kananesgi]

Seriously, it doesn't look nearly as bad as I expected. Most the the tanks appear to be in good shape, though I have no idea if the pressure wave could have caused damage not visible to them. Most of the buildings with visible damage are obviously canvas structures, easy to fix or replace. Can't see the front of the HIF, but not much debris close to it, so I bet it came through pretty good, too. Once they clear the wreckage of the TE and the fallen tower away, it'll look a lot better.

Now, given it's a government facility, that'll delay reconstruction significantly, so probably 12-18 months would be my guess. 6-12 months if it was a truly private facility like Starbase or LS1.

My bet is they will go whole-hog on LC-36B now, as it'll probably be quicker to expedite construction on that facility than it will to bring this one back online.

[Cory @kananesgi]

@LH2bad @Crook1Halfway @lavie154 I think the bigger difference is that while they technically "own" their facilities in Florida, they are still USSF properties, and that means a great deal more red-tape.

When Starship decimated pad-1, it was entirely owned by SpaceX making it far easier to expedite rebuilding.

[Cory @kananesgi]

Is there recent new construction there? Looking at Google maps, there's no intersection where the truck could be making a right turn toward Dunbar (where the reporter is located) that also has a light. The only light-controlled intersection there is a T.

Guessing there's a new warehouse built there recently, and the driver was making an unnecessarily wide right turn, came into oncoming traffic, and didn't check for clearance.

A rather confusing looking scene at this point.

[Cory @kananesgi]

Actually seawater starts corroding within an hour or even less, depending on the materials, and it'll likely take them hours to recover it from the water. There's also the concerns of trying to drain water out of it to lift it, and then trying to clean all that saltwater residue from components (if you don't, it's basically the same as leaving it in the water). On top of that, there's also risk of un-burnt propellant that can be extremely harmful to recovery workers and risks the massive explosion we saw happening aboard a ship.

All of this for the limited returns of examining a corroded and impact damaged vehicle that was loaded with remote sensors to deliver the most important observations in-flight, there's just no point in it.

I get your point, it seems like it would be good to make first-hand analysis of the vehicle, but there would be so much post-flight damage to everything, so much risk to people, and so much expense to accomplish it, that it's just not worth it. They already have most of the data they need to fix issues, and they will likely be catching a ship within 8 months, at which time they will be able to examine it without all the seawater/impact damage to deal with.

[Cory @kananesgi]

I think they definitely want it to sink. Last thing they want is an intact vehicle floating around that they have to retrieve. Thing is, salt-water intrusion is going to quickly corrode things inside the vehicle, so a post-mortum analysis will be less useful than you might think, and the cost of trying to retrieve a vehicle that has little to no scientific or engineering value makes it a complete waste of time and money.

Better to sink it and let the pieces become new real estate for seabed denizens.

[Cory @kananesgi]

@TrioComic @joebarnard @SpaceX Exactly ZERO!

[Cory @kananesgi]

@loc12313 @joebarnard @thejackbeyer @SpaceX *Everyone else* uses animation...

[Cory @kananesgi]

@introverted123 @boneheadtruckrs They said the gear were bent. That's why the driver angrily said "ah, shit!" at one point about a minute in, because that was his plan until he realized the trailer was damaged.

I assume, at least. That's how I saw it.

[Cory @kananesgi]

In his mind, he was worth more to them dead than alive. He probably had life insurance, and while that probably won't pay on suicide, he may not have comprehended that in his final moments.

Even without life insurance, he felt he could not provide for them, and with him gone, they will now likely go to someone else who can, and they aren't saddled with his debts, either.

Trust me, in his mind, this was the best choice for them. I know, because I've been there and made the same choice. Luckily (or unluckily), I was stopped before going through with it.