# Latest Space Missions (& Other Science Stuff) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 26, 2018, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193 "2018-11-26T10:18:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 97
**Author:** ![adsk46nkster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/adsk46nkster/32/70633_2.png) [@adsk46nkster](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/adsk46nkster)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1930 "2026-10-07T07:27:06Z")
Cloudy and wet here, so no chance to see it. ---
**Author:** ![DevilinPixy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/devilinpixy/32/74073_2.png) [@DevilinPixy](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/DevilinPixy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1931 "2026-10-08T15:24:30Z")
## Crew-12 - Return Re-entry about to happen, currently blackout. Wishing them a soft splashdown and good return Main chutes deployed and healthy (nominal). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/2/8/28302dd544e165f636540e7927658b053b3ed59d.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/3/5/35da927433a30b0c3772049182c01264e29359c7.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/9/3/9390f3766dded58b89ef6d076f5492438d6c9915.jpeg) And splashdown, welcome back home indeed! Only a minute delay on arrival, eh? Can’t complain I guess 😄 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/7/6/761b0863712efb78f90c84eab07c68c4ab050152.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/4/d/4d80ae95c9faa05664eba720e4efbddf8816454d.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/7/8/78d1ac6378c99ab903e19c94a8b6451d55f66131.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/1/7/17e926d26706a44cd4af20c1feae991ea7ffff5f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Falkon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/falkon/32/71771_2.png) [@Falkon](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Falkon)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1932 "2026-10-08T15:52:13Z")
oh yea, happy space week everyone! > **[World Space Week | Celebrate UN-declared World Space Week, 4-10 October...](https://www.worldspaceweek.org/)** > > Celebrate UN-declared World Space Week, 4-10 October annually, the largest space event in the world ---
**Author:** ![toddumptious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/toddumptious/32/58816_2.png) [@toddumptious](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/toddumptious)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1933 "2026-10-08T15:54:21Z")
I thought that first image of the parachutes was going to be an ad for Cornetto Ice Cream and it’s three iconic variants as the image first started to scroll up. They typically appear in triplicate against a blue background. ![22777](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/f/e/fe5ffe171b779552ad753b575d2093fbc0587f25.jpeg) My second thought was cupcake photography. Also cant resist an opportunity to reference the Cornetto Trilogy ![22779](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/0/7/0757ad6025cd8569a8bf65f0cc3456cce7116646.jpeg) ![22778](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/b/3/b3db53d04a3a9f26942f1837a0cd3b7be3da3424.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DevilinPixy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/devilinpixy/32/74073_2.png) [@DevilinPixy](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/DevilinPixy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1934 "2026-10-08T16:00:26Z")
Was adding some maritime images to my post further up. Now found Shannon, further up north. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/8/2/824964a3aa66791c4fe026c10a42615a197001ae.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/3/d/3d0dd5126a46ad19c89534b11a10ccf43d640d6c.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/1/b/1bcf981088097616918d7ff64f77513d950e96ad.jpeg) Never really checked before, but it’s Interesting to see what all is around in the area. ## Egress - Jessica Meir ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/0/a/0afe12417431b0f65391727e18717a9f25864292.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/1/e/1ebc4c3ff5f8dcb2f0868d8e801c88d20e946e06.jpeg) - Jack hathaway ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/5/c/5c7d63f581b7061540db70e13eaf3cb49c37f482.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/7/7/7749690ec4e9ad1e6dc2664076c624b5b5a39351.jpeg) - Sophie Adenot ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/a/f/af8a531ac7deaac0dde58cf457c14a3d22612c2b.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/f/3/f37ac29347336d9e8c0e8dff1ef2cc05646cf45f.jpeg) - Andrey Vedyaev ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/b/5/b5e4ce0b0e8a7fcb4a7c5bc9e66ade252ac96ed5.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/0/f/0f006178ab367da90a68e6a5302b2679f4c10b3b.jpeg) > **[NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon Splashes Down at 11:34 a.m. EDT](https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/10/08/nasas-spacex-crew-12-dragon-splashes-down-at-1134-a-m-edt/)** > > At 11:34 a.m. EDT (8:34 a.m. PDT), the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev splashed down off the coast of Los Angeles,... [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/5/f/5f2f0c5ff897df6043c8e46c9496f446c68cf6b5.jpeg "NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Post-Splashdown and Commercial Resupply Services-35 Prelaunch Telecon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czb4LrXTrek) ---
**Author:** ![jedidia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jedidia/32/1237_2.png) [@jedidia](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/jedidia)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1935 "2026-10-09T10:00:10Z")
This is not at all surprising, since the wage gap is not due to conscious gender bias - It’s due to gender bias inherent in the historical data from which salaries are calculated. Setting a wage that is competitive enough to attract good people, but not so far above the market standard that you’re bleeding money where you don’t have to, is not so easy. Employers therefore rely on 3rd-party services that calculate competitive salaries for various branches, and they do that based on algorithms that use pretty much all historical data available. They have a predictive component, but that’s also mostly extrapolation of recent data. And since gender is still a component of the criteria according to which a salary is calculated, and Women had historically lower salaries than men, for both reasons unjust and justifiable - historically, women had less work experience than men at the same age, for example, but were also considered inferiour workers in general. The first one _is_ a legitimate reason for a lower salary, the second one is not for most jobs, and is probably completely backwards for some jobs - in the data it just all averages out into a lower salary for women in general. This could be overcome relatively easily by just making gender not a selectable criterium in the algorithms - and if this could be done without any knock-on effects, it probably would have been by now. The problem is, of course, if they just do that now, women’s salaries will go up, while male salaries will go _down_, and they’ll meet in the middle. Fair, but there would be a whole lot of hell raised by nearly everybody, so nobody wants to be the one to start. In any case, since AI was trained on the same data, it will have the same bias. Something would have been very weird if it didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![DevilinPixy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/devilinpixy/32/74073_2.png) [@DevilinPixy](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/DevilinPixy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1936 "2026-10-12T20:29:24Z")
## Crew-12 postflight news [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/e/5/e5eac96ad5167746c2ebc186240a1a30d1e7889e.jpeg "Sophie Adenot's return to Earth - Statement from Cologne Airport") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX4S7mbMC8M) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/6/1/614da20164fd9b8bdc8f285630e4024bcb19e027.jpeg "NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Postflight News Conference") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivng4U5xeYM) ---
**Author:** ![JubiTheVille](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jubitheville/32/1552_2.png) [@JubiTheVille](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/JubiTheVille)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1937 "2026-10-16T04:07:41Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/9/5/95fd98b9befbd5f4dc944d158b8981a4836680b1.jpeg "The Entire Trip to the Nearest Star in Real Time – No Cuts (4K HDR)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEkozf-zCkY) Hello Games did space travel is similar to this, time travel and 16 billion light years from earth too what LoL. ---
**Author:** ![jedidia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jedidia/32/1237_2.png) [@jedidia](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/jedidia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1938 "2026-10-16T05:56:00Z")
Me: Watches video. Wife: OMG WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I thought you were dead when you vanished 4 years ago! We had a funeral and everything! Your life insurance was payed out! This is going to be _such_ a pain in the ass! ---
**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1939 "2026-10-16T07:54:34Z")
> **[Jess Rush on Instagram: "Well that was cool. #spacejellyfish #rocketlaunch"](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DecC8yKOnCi/?dlrf=YjFnaTBhMGVkYTZs)** > > 1M likes, 8,875 comments - oklaroots on October 13, 2026: "Well that was cool. > \#spacejellyfish #rocketlaunch". ![1000004429](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/c/5/c53b33529dc0ff19035238c5e9cafa98e4f7494f.jpeg) ![1000004431](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/0/c/0ca46a15c4c6012e15039e3d0c2e67fb60c740af.png) ![1000004430](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/1/4/148f2f0968b8e809073d7fb2174820dd7c1638c4.jpeg) ![1000004432](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/e/1/e125d9b0daee96315f8e702ccbdd3b8ceed02ea2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1940 "2026-10-16T08:28:10Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/f/1/f17dcd82575b1a469d9cae8b2d5504373224cb7d.jpeg "Elon Musk unveils new Tesla Roadster that can 'fly'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCqkhykOvJ8) ---
**Author:** ![jedidia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/jedidia/32/1237_2.png) [@jedidia](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/jedidia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1941 "2026-10-16T09:10:59Z")
That’s an impressive demo (if actually real), and I’m pretty sure I’d have lost my shit if I was there, like I lose it at any great circus number. But that’s what this is. A great circus number (_really_ great, though). And I can see as much practical use for it in everyday life as I can see for any circus number… Still, I guess it can be a valuable performance boost when chasing criminals. And it’s super-compressed air, so you probably need a turbo pump to get it into the tank. Let’s call it a “Turbo Boost”. In a talking, self-driving car. Hmmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1942 "2026-10-16T09:43:16Z")
A person could save the world with all the money being pumped into useless cool stuff I’m assuming it is real with people in the audience also posting vids but who knows any more. The creators are the victims of their creations. ---
**Author:** ![astrosurf66](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/astrosurf66/32/70393_2.png) [@astrosurf66](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/astrosurf66)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1943 "2026-10-16T16:16:46Z")
Here’s Ars Technica with a bit more info & just a hint of snark: > **[Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again](https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/tesla-turns-to-50-year-old-stunt-technology-as-it-tries-to-roadster-again/)** > > If you want to make a car spin in the air, compressed gas is a good way to do it. ---
**Author:** ![toddumptious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/toddumptious/32/58816_2.png) [@toddumptious](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/toddumptious)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1944 "2026-10-17T01:42:29Z")
Now we just gotta wait for purple stars to get added to reality > **[Astronomers say they’ve discovered the first green star | CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/16/science/green-star-discovery-scli-intl)** > > Astronomers analyzing white dwarf stars have found the first-ever star that would appear green to human eyes, according to a new study. ---
**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1945 "2026-10-18T00:32:51Z")
Lol. I will take the Alef thank you. 😂 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/4/d/4db0d9811090a031b5f900e6a26752cbe1c85550.jpeg "Flying cars: Tesla Roadster vs Alef Model Zero Ultralight") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMZs3WeCepg) ---
**Author:** ![Clemm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/clemm/32/3339_2.png) [@Clemm](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Clemm)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1946 "2026-10-18T20:39:39Z")
[Green star found IRL](https://www.discovermagazine.com/white-dwarf-stars-can-produce-colors-nobody-expected-including-what-may-be-the-first-green-star-49814?oly_enc_id=3803H1430478I1X) Hello Games (and us) had thought that green stars were Sci-Fi, but maybe no.. ---
**Author:** ![astrosurf66](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/astrosurf66/32/70393_2.png) [@astrosurf66](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/astrosurf66)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1947 "2026-10-19T14:46:40Z")
> **[Computers Made of Human Brain Tissue Identify Braille Letters In Breakthrough](https://www.404media.co/computers-made-of-human-brain-tissue-identify-braille-letters-in-breakthrough/)** > > Scientists discovered that human brain organoids, which are small neural clusters derived from stem cells, could identify the Braille alphabet with a high degree of accuracy. but do they dream of electric sheep? ---
**Author:** ![sheralmyst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/sheralmyst/32/55317_2.png) [@sheralmyst](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/sheralmyst)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1948 "2026-10-23T08:17:41Z")
Sorry for the kids version but it was the only site not overflowing with ads > **[Timekeepers Say Goodbye to the Leap Second](https://newsforkids.net/articles/2026/10/21/timekeepers-say-goodbye-to-the-leap-second/)** > > In 2027, the world’s timekeepers will make a big change to help keep clocks and computer systems running smoothly. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures has decided to stop adding the “leap seconds” that keep our time in sync with the... And just for fun ![1000004507](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/1/f/1f083cea84b3376f3926f664acd336ac23c1adbf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DevilinPixy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/devilinpixy/32/74073_2.png) [@DevilinPixy](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/DevilinPixy)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193/1949 "2026-10-23T14:26:50Z")
> **[Sin Or Gospel (@mr\_sin\_or\_gospel) on Threads](https://www.threads.com/@mr_sin_or_gospel/post/Denpx-GjU5j)** > > On the space shuttle Discovery, the S in Discovery is upside down. > As a typography obsessive this gives me an odd thrill. > **[A Typography Geek Pointed Out Something About The Space Shuttle Discovery And...](https://www.theautopian.com/a-typography-geek-pointed-out-something-about-the-space-shuttle-discovery-and-now-i-cant-unsee-it/)** > > Even though I was born in the Apollo Era, barely, the spacecraft that I think had the most influence on my childhood had to be the Space Shuttles. I remember poring over diagrams and drawings of the shuttles in National Geographic foldouts, where... [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/etarc/original/3X/a/2/a2aae85c24f95dd498b93c3b52156ab28aeae551.jpeg "The Imperfect Paint Job on Space Shuttle Discovery #Shorts") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYmXBleQuA8) I find this pretty interesting and I agree it looks off. The curvature on the shuttle does not help with this either of course. Having looked at some other 360 views and 3D model views, the viewing angle appears to make a difference as well. I had my doubts for the `s` to _actually_ be up-side-down. I initially blamed the viewing angle with the curvature and most likely use of a single stencil for the full name. Using separate stencils for each letter I considered unlikely, as it would make it a lot harder to get consistent results. However, after having seen various views of both sides in images, 3d models, 360 views, and detailed examination of the font, I changed my mind. I find too many inconsistencies in both sides to consider a single full name stencil (copied/duplicated). I now believe they very likely used single letter stencils, where they may have actually made one or more mistakes. Not to mention the not so great spraypaint job done with the overspray visible. Either way, one things is for sure… I can’t unsee this anymore! [Previous page](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193.md?page=96) [Next page](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/latest-space-missions-other-science-stuff/6193.md?page=98)