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Sunday, May 16, 2021
CONTINUITY: China Rolls Out Cargo Mission to Tianhe Space Station
Tianzhou-2 will rendezvous and dock with Tianhe in its 360 x 385 km orbit, transfer propellant to Tianhe and also carry supplies for the Shenzhou-12 crew expected to launch ~June 10. pic.twitter.com/3wbbfxctaG
— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) May 16, 2021
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16:05
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Do the Surface-Mount Shimmy!
0402 Pb-free reflow. 🎞️
— Greg (@GregDavill) May 16, 2021
alt: 0402 capacitor on two patches of solderpaste. The solder melts moving the component in place. pic.twitter.com/VvYiDAD92q
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13:54
CONTEXT: Edward Snowden on Privacy, Cryptocurrency, and Freedom of the Press
He points out that physical cash is often no more secure than today's non-private cryptocurrencies. Central bank digital currencies are the central planners' and looters' dream come true.
Here is my review of Edward Snowden's Permanent Record.
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13:09
THE HAPPENING WORLD: SpaceX Starlink 27 Mission
The first stage booster was making its eighth flight, having previous launched, inter alia, the Crew Dragon Demo flight to the International Space Station (ISS), a cargo resupply mission to the ISS, and three earlier Starlink missions. The launch carried two ride-share payloads, along with the 52 Starlink satellites. Both halves of the payload fairing had previously flown.
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11:33