Orion space launch Wednesday for my fellow space nerds

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

Yeah? and what do you do?

[Coffee]

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I work for a sub-contractor doing graphic support, and lately, some network analysis, for the AFSCN.

Nothing nearly as cool as what you guys are talking about, that's for sure.

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Originally Posted by Justin

I work for a sub-contractor doing graphic support, and lately, some network analysis, for the AFSCN RBC project.

Nothing nearly as cool as what you guys are talking about, that's for sure.

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Neato. Can you please fix AFSCN? [LOL]

I'm not a miracle worker.

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Originally Posted by Justin

I'm not a miracle worker.

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This made me laugh out loud in my office and everyone wanted to know what that was about... so I had to show them. They laughed too. [ROFL1]

1st wife's cousin's kid (Robert) works for NASA at JSC. Was working with main propulsion for the shuttles. Had the misfortune to be working the re-entry for Columbia when it burned up on re-entry. He's now the main engine lead for Project Morpheus.

The robonaut program is really cool. Sending autonomous robots to a destination with the idea of having them build infrastructure in advance of astronauts is where the future of exploration is IMO. The robonauts are a cross-development program with NASA and GM. Won't need much human interaction with auto manufacturing some day. Rob mentioned a demo he watched where the parts for a GM door assembly were dumped on a bench. The robonaut identified the parts in the pile and selected the parts in order and put the door together without human intervention.

http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov

http://youtu.be/1M5qS0Y3tDw

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Originally Posted by flogger

Thats a LONGGGG flight, and one way at that! I'd go.

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Don't be so quick with that decision...I've blocked all of the interstellar IP Addresses to cut down on extra-terrestrial spammers. You wouldn't be able to get onto the site anymore.

That's pretty cool, Gman. I had never heard of Project Morpheus before now.

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

Don't be so quick with that decision...I've blocked all of the interstellar IP Addresses to cut down on extra-terrestrial spammers. You wouldn't be able to get onto the site anymore.

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Now that gives new meaning to illegal alien...[LOL]

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

I work in the space industry

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Originally Posted by Justin

I guess I shouldn't be surprised to see other space industry guys on a firearms board.

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HB knows I'm part of this niche too. Many of you might actually be customers for my workplace.

Curious how many of us work @ Schriever that could get together @ the JNIC cafeteria for lunch some day.

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

Neato. Can you please fix AFSCN? [LOL]

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Oh good heavens yes. Until recently I was the sole admin for the AFSCN's largest DCC user. Glad that after 7 years I finally passed that baton to a group of unwitting suckers.

I'd go in a heartbeat. I'd like to fill up my ereader and portable hard drives with entertainment material but would love to go where no man has gone before.