Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022
#Politics From #CNN: #Georgia appeals court will consider disqualifying Fulton County DA Fani Willis from #Trump election interference case.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/politics/georgia-trump-fani-willis-appeal/index.html
From #NASA: Now targeting Friday May 17 at 6:16 PM EDT for the #Boeing #Starliner Crewed Test Flight.
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Newsmax host pins serial animal killer and Trump-rivaling fabulist Kristi Noem to the wall.
'That never happened, did it?' Newsmax host directly confronts Kristi Noem over lie in book
#Politics From #CNN: No surprise, Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed the #Trump classified documents trial.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/politics/judge-postpones-trump-classified-documents-trial/index.html
From #CNN:
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Daniels says: "I was a much braver person in 2016 than I was in 2011."
Necheles retorts that her story was worth a lot more in 2016 than 2011.
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I still maintain that's irrelevant. Let's say Daniels made it up to extort Trump for money. The fact remains that he orchestrated a scheme to pay Daniels bribes to keep it quiet until after the election.
I'm waiting to see if the prosecution makes that point on redirect, or in summation later in the trial.
The defense counsel made a motion to declare a mistrial because Stormy Daniels allegedly went into too much detail about her dalliance with Trump. The judge denied it, of course.
I think it's important to remember that the prosecution doesn't have to prove the sex act occurred. The charge is that Trump illegally paid her off because he was afraid the story would come out just before the election. Whether or not it's true is irrelevant.
"A Storm's a'comin'!"
I sure hope this skit gets played for the jury. Today's the day! 🤣
It's gettin' real stormy ... From #CNN ... The defense lawyer didn't say "alleged" sex acts:
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#Trump attorney Susan Necheles is renewing the defense team's objection to Stormy Daniels testifying.
"We want to renew our objection to her testifying, particularly about any details of any sexual acts," she says ...
"The details of the accounts are important," prosecutor Susan Hoffinger argues, adding the team Is being careful to omit some details that are "too salacious."
From #NASA Goddard ... What happens when you fall into a black hole.
(Spoilers ... It's like signing up for a mortgage but with better terms.)
Always a good start to the day when you find out your health provider just declared bankruptcy.
You might think that Shuttle (in that video) or any other crewed vehicle is going to try to catch up to #ISS, but that's not quite how it works.
ISS-bound vehicles typically launch to an altitude slightly higher than the station's orbit, then begin a dance slowly falling back to Earth to intercept the ISS orbit. It's easier than trying to chase the station.
Orbital mechanics can be mind-bending.
Warning, boring orbital mechanics screed ...
#ISS orbits Earth at 51° to the equator so it can pass over both #KSC and Baikonur.
If you attend a night launch, you'll see ISS pass over KSC just before so the crew vehicle is on the same trajectory.
ISS orbits Earth once every 90 minutes, 18 times a day. But Earth is rotating too, so the upshot is that ISS passes over KSC about once a day minus 22-23 minutes.
You can see ISS pass over KSC in this video at the 5:20 mark.
From #NASA: Now targeting no earlier than (NET) Friday May 10 for another #Boeing #Starliner Crewed Test Flight.
No time given in the blog post. For #ISS flights, they move up roughly 23 minutes each day due to orbital mechanics, so if last night was targeting 10:34 PM EDT, figure Friday will be around 9:00 PM EDT (a more civil hour).
#NASA and #Boeing have scrubbed tonight's #Starliner launch due to a problem with an oxygen relief valve on the second stage.
Thanks, @th3j35t3r, for boosting the link.
The livestream has begun for tonight's #NASA #Boeing #Starliner Crewed Test Flight, targeting 10:34 PM EDT.
Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022