Cool science stuff

That's very cool. I watched a couple of PBS docs about Notre Dame -- one made before the fire and one after -- and I, too am very interested in the rebuild.

 

I had to share what I thought was a fascinating read about spiders' webs, octopi's arms, and crickets' ears/knees.

No dummies among them, according to these cognitive ideas!

The Thoughts of a Spiderweb

 

Launch scratched for another fuel leak.

 

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend … but what if they’re made of plastic?

Scientists Turn Plastic Into Diamonds In Breakthrough — VICE

 

From TIME magazine, about work ongoing research testing for a vaccine for breast cancer. Might take about a decade to really come to pass, but it seems to be a definite possibility. Now, that would be exciting, and life-saving.

The Race to Make a Vaccine for Breast Cancer

 

This a long but fascinating read on possible scientific explanations for near-death/after-death experiences.

https://nautil.us/the-afterlife-is-in-our-heads-240441/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

Light this candle!!

https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-1-moon-mission-go-for-launch-watch-live

 

Some steely-eyed misslemen having to go within a couple feet of a fully-fueled rocket to tighten some bolts!

Damn if I'd be within three miles of that thing right now. But hopefully they can solve the leak and keep the countdown going

T minus 2:15:00.

 

Eerie coincidence for those who have watched the "For All Mankind" miniseries: an LH2 leak is the problem they had on Apollo 23.

 

Watching live now, but I'm running out of go juice fast and will have to roll into the VAB (Very Available Bed) soon.

 

Seventy minutes to repace an Ethernet switch? What, the nearest Radio Shack isn't open at this hour?

(And yeah, I'm trying my best to keep my eyes open because I don't want to miss seeing it live if it goes tonight. I'm guessing that 4 a.m. news conference is just going to have to get a replay tomorrow.)

 

So awesome to see Jim Lovell and Gene Kranz in a little video clip about Artemis.

Wonder if Gene's wife sewed him a new vest?