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Thursday, May 27, 2021
CONTEXT: Uncommon Musical Instruments
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15:48
THE HAPPENING WORLD: OneWeb/Arianespace Soyuz ST32 Launch
The launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia to place 36 OneWeb satellites in orbit is scheduled for 17:43 UTC on 2021-05-27.
Update: The original launch attempt was scrubbed due to a problem with an electrical component in the launcher. The launch has been rescheduled for 17:38 UTC on 2021-05-28. (2021-05-28 11:23 UTC).
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14:51
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Visible Shockwave During SpaceX Starlink 28 Launch
For a moment, just at the point of max q, I thought the Falcon 9 launcher might be having a Really Bad Day. In fact, what was happening is that the the rocket's supersonic shock wave stimulated cloud formation in the atmosphere through which it was passing, as Scott Manley explains in less than a minute.
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12:54
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Soft Robotic Grippers with Kirigami
Professor Douglas Holmes and Ph.D. student Yi Yang from Boston University designed soft #robotic #grippers using #kirigami shells inspired by the traditional Japanese art of paper cutting, Kirigami.
— Mecharithm (@mecharithm) May 19, 2021
Video credit: Boston University #research #science #softrobotics pic.twitter.com/cobKFFbVru
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