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by cuSetanta 4y ago
I have spent months of my life trying to diagnose issues with spacecraft hardware that ended up being caused by cross-talk from a noisy clock signal in AWG30 wires. Added some shielding and everything worked perfectly. In the most recent ca
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
In the space sector the mass savings over a whole spacecraft can really make a difference, and lacing doesnt introduce and hard edges that can lead to fraying or wear from vibrations. Additionally, lacing cord typically can handle much high
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Love those things, a lot of fun to use and always get perfect results. They have some very nice ones with spinning heads to reach ties in difficult locations too.
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Its also important during the building process to keep the rats nest of wiring to a minimum, it can get fairly messy inside spacecraft. Then its also much easier to ensure cabled are kept apart from other signals that could interfere with t
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Use this and the other NASA workmanship guides all the time. A really great resource for building spacecraft.
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
When working on spacecraft cabling we use a combination of zip ties and lacing cable depending on the situation. Lacing is used to hold a bundle together, fix shielding braid around cables and to connector backshells, and sometimes used to
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Blazars are some of the brightest objects in the sky, and some of the furthest from us (think the furthest object I studied was at a redshift of 6 or so). They can also be difficult to pinpoint in terms of distance due to their flat spectra
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
As others have said, its not quite the same as the Sun's output, but it is still an incredible amount of light. I have studied blazars fairly extensively in the past and you are right that the brain cant really fathom the 'real wo
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Yeah this is pretty much the case. The important thing is that the light from the beam is sufficicently bright that it is not possible to resolve the surrounding region of space to see more detail.
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Typically Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) with the jets pointed directly at Earth are referred to as Blazars. ( https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8300/7754600044_e7635a1c8f.jp... ) But this event seems to be something a little
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
It is also probably a data rate issue. They will have higher priority data coming back from the spacecraft, especially for a first iteration, and in the early stages of the mission. It is quite possible that once things have stabilised that
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
I am continuously amazed by the work of the people on this website. Especially as a hands-on type person who does horrendously ugly coding to get things done. I mostly like how many different projects and tools I learn from the people here.
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Thats awesome, I am looking forward to watching the launch from the facility here in the Cape. I will cheer it on for you!
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
I haven't heard much discussion about any data being released from us or our payloads. Since it is a very commercialised mission I wouldn't expect too much, but if there is anything I will definitely share it here (if thats allowe
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
ispace as a company is not particularly good at publicising their work, which could be a cultural thing, as they are the only Japanese company I have worked for. But their LinkedIn will have updates as we apprach the launch (hopefully byt t
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
One of the payloads that was meant to fly on Artemis-1 will be hitching a ride with my launch in a few days: https://spacenews.com/japanese-lunar-lander-with-nasa-ridesh... We will get it to the Moon a bit slower than Artem
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
As I said in another comment, I was on the base for this launch and landing. We were standing at the SpaceX Hangar AO which is about 4km from the landing site. There may have been closer personnel, but the majority of us on-base were around
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Yeah, 2 in rapid succession for each of the boosters. Really took us by surprise just how loud they are from the SpaceX hangar.
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
I was lucky enough to be on-base for this launch and landing. The sound was something else.
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Thats the hope alright. So far so good on that front. Haven't had anything fall off that wasn't meant to just yet! but there is a whole world out there of glues that I havent got to work with yet, so expert still seems a bit rich
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by cuSetanta 4y ago
Gluing in space applications is one of the very few areas I would consider myself close to an expert in (assuming I am not at the Peak of Mt. Stupid). As you say, the number of factors involved is really crazy, especially when it comes to p
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by cuSetanta 5y ago
Thats really cool to hear, I hate working with DOORS, so anything to automate the interaction is great! If it is ok with you, can I pass on your information to our Business Development team, I will stay involved for sure, but they are the b
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by cuSetanta 5y ago
Is the any planned integration with requirement tracking software such as DOORS? If it were possible to flow test results back into the requirement specification systems it could seriously save a lot of time and money. Also, for commenting
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by cuSetanta 6y ago
Scotchweld 2216 is often the glue of choice in space aplications, or if higher temperatures are needed there are other more specialist glues out there. But Scotchweld is as easy to use as JB Weld and also very cheap. Source: Am an spacecraf
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by cuSetanta 6y ago
Not the original commenter but I am in the industry, and its true, many satellites shut down during this region over the South Atlantic. For that reason, it is not a popular orbit unless there is a larger driver behind the selection. For ex