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nyrothia t1_ius9089 wrote

i feel like we skipped some steps here: they have a skyplane?

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LonelyDriver t1_iusgyrn wrote

If its been orbiting for 90 days, how could there not be any decent pictures of it?

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Gswindle76 t1_iusm2ez wrote

Replying to LonelyDriver (#428,937)

It’s wing span less than 1/2 the size of a Cessna 152. About 14-15ft. It’s length is comparable. That’s an expensive telescope to take a pic of something that small.

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Cryptopoopy t1_iusvlaf wrote

It was probably that old dude from the meeting last week.

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OldandBoldDude t1_iut2gld wrote

Wonder where did get the plans and designs It looks like Boeing x37B. Curious

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[deleted] t1_iutg6pp wrote

oh fuck, it's a mystery spaceplane holy fucking shit, send the military industrial complex everything you've got, including your first born son.

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DBMS_LAH t1_iutozd5 wrote

Replying to rocketsocks (#429,695)

You can see the ISS with the naked eye from many places on earth. It being far away makes it easier to spot at high-speed. I'm assuming it's designed in such a way as to not reflect a bunch of light and be easy to spot however.

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Sm00thSci3nc3 t1_iutpz3a wrote

I love how the fairing just plopped near a school…

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ShortysTRM t1_iuts47s wrote

Replying to Cryptopoopy (#429,734)

Could it just be a literal chunk of frozen human shit from whoever is on the plane? I don't know if the spaceplane has anyone on board, but if so, after 90 days in orbit there would be plenty of poo.

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bjran8888 t1_iuttq30 wrote

Replying to EggKey5513 (#428,706)

I don't think it's quite right that the C919 is actually an airliner that can carry about 160 people.

What is mentioned here is obviously a new aircraft, and even in mainland China, we are not informed about this aircraft for the time being.

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Oxygenisplantpoo t1_iuu7ipa wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#428,670)

I think you're thinking of the Buran. This is different although space planes do end up looking roughly the same because of practical reasons too, regardless of whom stole what from who.

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LordBrandon t1_iuue51p wrote

It was the last president Hu Jintao. He wasn't feeling well so he had to leave the earth.

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invent_or_die t1_iuuh8jm wrote

Replying to DBMS_LAH (#431,005)

Use the Heavens Above app, know exactly when and where to see the ISS, Tiangong, and many more objects. I see the ISS and Tiangong (Chinese space station) all the time, but I live in a somewhat dark area.

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dc_IV t1_iuujod6 wrote

Replying to rocketsocks (#429,695)

So hear me out: I have a friend of a friend that has a cousin that cleans the pool of a artist that did some conceptual mocks on a 9 meter long cylinder that uses LEDs on the bottom that simulate what Starlink looks like in the sky. I am not sure if it's related, but that could explain why photos may exist, but are not associated with this object.

/s

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mfb- t1_iuuly6x wrote

Replying to DBMS_LAH (#431,005)

It's trivial to spot as object, but that doesn't mean you get a high resolution picture of it. I don't think OP would call a picture with one featureless bright spot a "decent picture".

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rocketsocks t1_iuv2mu6 wrote

Replying to DBMS_LAH (#431,005)

The ISS is huge. Also, you can't see any detail on the ISS with the naked eye, it just looks like a dot.

Go look at images of the ISS from the ground, the tech for that has gotten a lot better in recent years but there's still not much detail. Consider that the X-37B or China's spaceplane is about the size as a single module on the ISS and you start to understand why there aren't any public pictures of it.

Using large telescopes with special tracking capabilities or on orbit assets capable of taking photos of other satellites would make it possible to get decent imagery, but all that stuff is classified.

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Sir-Realz t1_iuvutw1 wrote

"Mystery" it's and exact copy of ours. Tho wow letting that Intel leak so bad they made a working copy...

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Caenwyr t1_iuwdr9f wrote

Replying to cinred (#431,112)

I can almost hear the fake computer noises as the pixels turn into smaller pixels and 2 seconds later there's a perfect, in-focus image instead of a blur. chef's kiss Perfection.

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forced_spontaneity t1_iuxiri3 wrote

This title reads like the first line on the back of an imported DVD pirate knock off movie…

‘Soon heroes they are terror where unknown troubles become’

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MrPapillon t1_iuxmu1i wrote

Probably the first brick of a great space wall against aliens.

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