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| Boeing space capsule to attempt another demo mission to ISS |
| 2020-04-07 |
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| Posted by:3dc |
| #7 More precisely, one foot is 0.3048 meters. Exactly. Ditch the 39.37" to the meter. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-04-07 19:07 |
| #6 Meters. Feet. What's the difference? How to convert meters to inches 1 meter is equal to 39.37007874 inches: 1m = (1/0.0254)″ = 39.37007874″ The distance d in inches (″) is equal to the distance d in meters (m) divided by 0.0254: d(″) = d(m) / 0.0254 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-04-07 18:17 |
| #5 Meters. Feet. What's the difference? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-07 16:02 |
| #4 /\ All those "Americans learning to code" are actually from Bangladesh on work visas? |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-04-07 10:39 |
| #3 (Hat tip to Rand Simberg's Transterrestrial Musings): "Asked to explain why he did this, Loverro told reporters at the time, "We could have lost a spacecraft twice during this mission." As a result of this, NASA has begun to investigate Boeing's safety culture. The agency also formally opened a process during which its Safety Office will investigate space-agency elements that may have led to the incident—likely focusing on why NASA did not detect the errors in Starliner's flight software." [Ars Technica] After troubled first flight, Boeing will refly Starliner without crew(04/06/290) |
| Posted by: magpie 2020-04-07 10:38 |
| #2 Demo as in Demolition? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-04-07 09:34 |
| #1 If it compiles, it launches! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-04-07 08:55 |