• @[email protected]
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    3510 months ago

    “Aerospace chocolatiers” would be a great name for an experimental, new-age music troupe.

    • @Madison420
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      810 months ago

      “I’m going to see Alan Parsons Project and Aerospace Chocolatiers are headlining!”

      Yup checks out, could be items in an IKEA or Urban Outfitters catalog or band names.

    • @davidgro
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      610 months ago

      Now that would be a Real Genius launch.

    • @[email protected]
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      410 months ago

      I’m suddenly very curious to know what a popcorn air-popper would do in microgravity.

      • @psud
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        110 months ago

        I feel they would blow un-popped maize everywhere

  • @[email protected]
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    510 months ago

    In case anyone is curious (like I was) what the “gold foil wrap” actually is, here you go:

    Multi-layer Insulation, or simply MLI, is a type of high-performance insulator that uses multiple radiation-heat transfer barriers to restrict the flow of (heat) energy. In simple terms, it’s a form of thermal insulation made of multiple layers of thin sheets that is used to cover spacecraft and other space equipment in order to reduce heat loss by way of thermal radiation.

    Full article

    This is really interesting and I would probably never read it if not for this post. Thanks!

  • 2deck
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    510 months ago

    This was the moment. This was it. We had a chance up until now.

  • (⬤ᴥ⬤)
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    510 months ago

    since sacrifices aren’t allowed anymore new ways to calm the Sun had to be discovered

  • @[email protected]
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    310 months ago

    They may have already thought of this…
    Wont it melt in the atmosphere? ☄️😲🤯

    • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
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      310 months ago

      That’s the point. The outer layers ablate off, keeping the core cool.