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  • Zero-wasting the cold: Does anyone ever freeze blocks of ice outside in the winter and let them defrost in the fridge/freezer?

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  • What do you use jugs of ice for?

    I freeze gallons of water to put in a cooler on camping trips, but idk what I would do with them in the winter.

  • Four Dead In Fire As Tesla Doors Fail To Open After Crash

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  • I have a friend who won't put his kids in the back of his Tesla because of this.

  • Threads might get ads early next year

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  • People don't want the Fediverse. They want Twitter before Elon. They don't care that Meta owns Threads.

  • Opinion: Our Loneliness Epidemic Reveals America’s Failed Urban Planning

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  • Coffee is only a few bucks at a coffee shop, a few cents at home, and free at work. Now, getting some daily overcomplicated concoction, on the other hand...

  • Russian government confirms report about secret gift to Putin that former U.S. President Trump dismissed as 'made up'

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  • What is Russia's motivation for confirming this?

  • Mastodon 4.3 released

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  • Is the downside that quote posts make it easier for people to dog pile? That seems like it should be less of an issue because of defederating instances with that proclivity.

  • Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO - 9to5Mac

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  • There are private/paywalled Discord servers and forums out there, too, so this could replace some of those. I think the Reddit format is better than a lot of alternatives, so I don't actually hate this idea.

  • US Email Providers - Other then Google, MS, Apple, ...

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  • I'm not really into the idea of moving everything to a baby Google, even if they're currently good about privacy. They just added an AI tool to email and a crypto wallet, which could be either awful or great signs depending on your perspective.

  • Here’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employs

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  • So does Valve?

  • Elon Musk's SpaceX contracted to destroy retired space station - BBC News

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  • I was kind of hoping for Impulse Space, but they're probably too unproven.

  • Elon Musk's SpaceX contracted to destroy retired space station - BBC News

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  • One of Starship's engines on the lowest setting would tear the station apart. Regardless of whether they make this based on Starship instead of something more reasonably sized like a Dragon or Falcon 2nd stage, it'll still need either a new engine design or a big cluster of Dracos. It'll be something custom.

    Regarding their Artemis work- the payments are milestone based, so they get money as they pass milestones. Engine relights and ship to ship prop transfer are some of the next ones.

    Regarding their other customers- the Starship manifest includes another moon cruise, several satellite launches, and a lot of Starlinks.

  • Elon Musk's SpaceX contracted to destroy retired space station - BBC News

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  • Serious answer- SpaceX is building the deorbit vehicle then turning it over to NASA, who will have full control over it.

  • Elon Musk's SpaceX contracted to destroy retired space station - BBC News

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  • There's no way Russia builds a new station. The timeline for them getting Nauka to orbit basically proves that it's impossible. They've been trying to buddy up with China to visit theirs, though.

  • Why Tire Companies Love EVs

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  • I'm just waiting for the moisture farmers to get landspeeders

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  • Maybe? Soyuz is too cramped, but Dragon might be able to fit extra people. A few years ago a NASA astronaut flew up on a leaky Soyuz, so they looked at using Dragon as a lifeboat:

    https://www.space.com/nasa-spacex-dragon-rescue-spacecraft-soyuz-leak

    Dragon was drawn up to fit 7 people, with 3 seats on the bottom and 4 on top. They ended up changing the seat angles for reentry, so now they only have 4.

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    Starliner is still their emergency ride home in case a real alarm goes off, but they want to study the leak issue as much as possible before they separate their service module, which burns up during reentry.

  • Two astronauts wait to come home as Boeing races to understand spacecraft issues

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  • Realistically, there's a SpaceX Dragon docked to the ISS, so that's probably their emergency shelter and ride home.

  • Spacex team’s Starship partially melts during renterty of test flight 4, makes soft splash down anyway.

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  • This process led to Falcon, which is one of the most reliable rockets of all time. The launch rate and reuse are unprecedented. Iterative design is a big part of how they got there. Their prowess in manufacturing and mass production is another large part of that success.

  • Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

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  • It sounds like they still have some hope of bringing it back, so, fingers crossed.

    It looks like more Venus probes will start launching over the next few years. There's the Rocket Lab / MIT mission first, then more from the US, China, India, and Russia to close out the decade. Plus ESA's next probe in 2032.

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    Before Ingenuity ever landed on Mars, scientists almost managed to kill it

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    Space industry urged to take a broader view of sustainability

    spacenews.com /space-industry-urged-to-take-a-broader-view-of-sustainability/
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    Why interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua and Borisov may hold clues to exoplanets

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    Japan’s SLIM spacecraft lowers orbit ahead of Friday moon landing attempt

    spacenews.com /japans-slim-spacecraft-lowers-orbit-ahead-of-friday-moon-landing-attempt/
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    Peregrine lander suffers anomaly after launch

    spacenews.com /peregrine-lander-suffers-anomaly-after-launch/
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    NASA report studies options for a future national laboratory in orbit after ISS

    spacenews.com /nasa-report-studies-options-for-a-future-national-laboratory-in-orbit-after-iss/
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    To sustainably develop space, we must manage orbital capacity

    spacenews.com /sustainably-develop-space-manage-orbital-capacity/
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    Daily Telescope: Tracking the Sun’s path every day across the sky

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    Southwest Airlines fined $140 million over last winter's meltdown

    www.axios.com /2023/12/18/southwest-airlines-fine-meltdown
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    Three robotic missions target Moon landings over one week in January

    spaceflightnow.com /2023/12/06/three-robotic-missions-target-moon-landings-over-one-week-in-january/
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    Hubble glitch renews talk about private servicing mission

    spacenews.com /hubble-glitch-renews-talk-about-private-servicing-mission/
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    Amazon adds Falcon 9 to multi-billion-dollar Project Kuiper launch campaign

    spacenews.com /amazon-adds-falcon-9-to-multi-billion-dollar-project-kuiper-launch-campaign/
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    NASA Authorizes Dragonfly Mission to Proceed With Estimated 2028 Launch Readiness Date

    www.jhuapl.edu /news/news-releases/231128-dragonfly-mission-development
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    Astrolab announces first customers for commercial lunar rover mission

    spacenews.com /astrolab-announces-first-customers-for-commercial-lunar-rover-mission/
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    NASA acknowledges possibility of short-term post-ISS gap

    spacenews.com /nasa-acknowledges-possibility-of-short-term-post-iss-gap/
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    Virgin Galactic to halt Unity suborbital flights by mid-2024

    spacenews.com /virgin-galactic-to-halt-unity-suborbital-flights-by-mid-2024/
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    Small launch companies struggle to compete with SpaceX rideshare missions

    spacenews.com /small-launch-companies-struggle-to-complete-with-spacex-rideshare-missions/
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    Psyche on Its Way to Metal-Rich Asteroid

    spacepolicyonline.com /news/psyche-on-its-way-to-metal-rich-asteroid/
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    NASA should consider commercial alternatives to SLS, inspector general says

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    How wrong were space SPAC projections?

    spacenews.com /how-wrong-were-space-spac-projections/