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Software engineer, "Open source influencer" 10 years developing custom server software for Minecraft Bedrock Space & sci fi nerd

United Kingdom
Joined December 2015
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Full duration and full thrust 33-engine static fire with Super Heavy V3
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NASA HAS RELEASED OVER 12,000 IMAGES OF THE ARTEMIS II MISSION. Unbelievable perspectives captured by the Crew! The aurora on the eclipse is incredible.
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Only one chance in this lifetime… Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him. I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.
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Sky full of stars. Following a successful lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026.
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Mare Orientale in saturated colour taken by the crew during the flyby. This view was obtained looking almost straight down onto the basin. This must be the most detailed colour view of it ever taken, and many interesting details are visible across it. The central Mare itself shows notable colour variations in its composition. The colours seen here reveal composition. Blue areas mark titanium-rich basalt from ancient volcanic flows, common in the Moon’s maria. Red tones indicate lower titanium but higher iron content, often older lava or volcanic glass deposits. These colours help scientists map the Moon’s geological history and surface chemistry
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Ok last one: the rarest solar eclipse of all time. Only 4 people have seen this with their naked eyes. The sun is fully behind the moon. The only faint light hitting the near side is reflecting off of earth, 250,000 miles away. And the stars and galaxies in the background, sheesh Nikon Z9 f/2.0 2 second exposure ISO 1600 @NASA: flickr.com/photos/nasa2explo…
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Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back. Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimed…
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Earth, setting beyond the Moon. The Artemis II crew captured this view as they flew around the Moon, a moment that echoes Apollo 8, 58 years later. Image credit: NASA
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The eclipse from Orion. On April 6, external cameras attached to the Orion spacecraft's solar array wings captured the Moon backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse.
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We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.
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Wow, people are actually falling for Microslop's promises to change? You don't hesitate when breaking up with a narcissist. Just keep walking away.
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WOW! Starbase Pad 2 water deluge is something else! 33 Raptor 3 engines, no problem, I'm saying! nsf.live/starbase
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Replying to @JezCorden
The unwillingness to fix basic operating system annoyances, and the basic disrespect for consumer choice (e.g. the never-ending manipulative dialogs with “yes” and “ask me later”) has long been eroding basic customer confidence. @pavandavuluri
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Final descent and splashdown of Starship on Flight 11, captured by the SpaceX recovery team in the Indian Ocean
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Splashdown confirmed! Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on an exciting eleventh flight test of Starship!
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thanks, we needed this
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After stage separation, Super Heavy flipped in a controlled direction for the first time. This maneuver requires less propellant to be held in reserve and enables additional payload mass to orbit
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The ninth flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Tuesday, May 27 → spacex.com/launches/mission/…
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Name a bigger lie. I'll wait.
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Super Heavy ignites 13 Raptor engines for the start of its landing burn, then uses three for precise steering for catch
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