Thorsten Frank
@thorstenfrank.bsky.social
Space enthusiast, nerd, ODWLDR
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(Also, I don't believe Hell is real, but lots of the people who deserve it do, and I believe if they're right, they're going to be surprised and dismayed at how closely they'll get to observe it)
August 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
(Also, I don't believe Hell is real, but lots of the people who deserve it do, and I believe if they're right, they're going to be surprised and dismayed at how closely they'll get to observe it)
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Oh, this is interesting. This might make a great rocket fuel:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Preparation of a neutral nitrogen allotrope hexanitrogen C2h-N6 - Nature
The facile synthesis and spectroscopic identification of previously unreported hexanitrogen C2h-N6 is described, representing experimentally realized neutral molecular nitrogen allotropes beyond N2 th...
www.nature.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Oh, this is interesting. This might make a great rocket fuel:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Pretty sure the astronaut has a better grasp on political outcomes than a spaz who cucks his videogames
Elon Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a 'traitor' over his social media posts in support of Ukraine
Kelly, a former Navy combat pilot, responded to the tech billionaire’s remark by saying “he’s not a serious guy” and should “go back to building rockets.”
www.nbcnews.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Pretty sure the astronaut has a better grasp on political outcomes than a spaz who cucks his videogames
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A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away… 😉
What looks like a TIE fighter is really our ERS-2 satellite which safely reentered Earth's atmosphere at the end of its mission last year.
Happy Star Wars Day! #MayThe4thBeWithYou
(pic: HEO Space)
What looks like a TIE fighter is really our ERS-2 satellite which safely reentered Earth's atmosphere at the end of its mission last year.
Happy Star Wars Day! #MayThe4thBeWithYou
(pic: HEO Space)
May 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away… 😉
What looks like a TIE fighter is really our ERS-2 satellite which safely reentered Earth's atmosphere at the end of its mission last year.
Happy Star Wars Day! #MayThe4thBeWithYou
(pic: HEO Space)
What looks like a TIE fighter is really our ERS-2 satellite which safely reentered Earth's atmosphere at the end of its mission last year.
Happy Star Wars Day! #MayThe4thBeWithYou
(pic: HEO Space)
On the 2nd of September 1457 eight thousand man under the command of Gergj Kastrioti, someone too many people never heard, defeated an army EIGHTY THOUSAND strong composed of the most competent, technololical advanced and best warriors of their time.
May 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
On the 2nd of September 1457 eight thousand man under the command of Gergj Kastrioti, someone too many people never heard, defeated an army EIGHTY THOUSAND strong composed of the most competent, technololical advanced and best warriors of their time.
I can't believe that the current administration of the USA is thinking it has the right to enforce a "treaty" were one side has to do a lot of concessions while the other side has to do.... none!?!
April 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I can't believe that the current administration of the USA is thinking it has the right to enforce a "treaty" were one side has to do a lot of concessions while the other side has to do.... none!?!
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Ich setze mich (auch hier) für ein #AfD-VerbotJetzt ein.
Das Argument, man kann die AfD deshalb nicht verbieten, weil sie zu stark ist, lasse ich nicht gelten.
Die Verfassungswidrigkeit der #AfD ist entscheidend - unabhängig von ihrer Größe.
Das Argument, man kann die AfD deshalb nicht verbieten, weil sie zu stark ist, lasse ich nicht gelten.
Die Verfassungswidrigkeit der #AfD ist entscheidend - unabhängig von ihrer Größe.
April 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ich setze mich (auch hier) für ein #AfD-VerbotJetzt ein.
Das Argument, man kann die AfD deshalb nicht verbieten, weil sie zu stark ist, lasse ich nicht gelten.
Die Verfassungswidrigkeit der #AfD ist entscheidend - unabhängig von ihrer Größe.
Das Argument, man kann die AfD deshalb nicht verbieten, weil sie zu stark ist, lasse ich nicht gelten.
Die Verfassungswidrigkeit der #AfD ist entscheidend - unabhängig von ihrer Größe.
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Ich werde sooft aktuell zu Faschismus interviewt und das freut mich. Aber wenn ich dann beim „was dagegen tun“-Teil sage, dass der Neoliberalismus die Bedingungen für den Faschismus schafft, dann schauen alle betreten, denn das will niemand hören.
April 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Ich werde sooft aktuell zu Faschismus interviewt und das freut mich. Aber wenn ich dann beim „was dagegen tun“-Teil sage, dass der Neoliberalismus die Bedingungen für den Faschismus schafft, dann schauen alle betreten, denn das will niemand hören.
www.space.com/space-explor...
Certainly a good thing. The more players are out there the better. And we can't leave this field only to three (soon four) Big players with no regard for other people whatsoever.
Certainly a good thing. The more players are out there the better. And we can't leave this field only to three (soon four) Big players with no regard for other people whatsoever.
African Space Agency celebrates official inauguration, joining global push for space innovation
Africa has taken a giant leap into the global space arena with the official inauguration of the African Space Agency (AfSA) on April 20.
www.space.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
www.space.com/space-explor...
Certainly a good thing. The more players are out there the better. And we can't leave this field only to three (soon four) Big players with no regard for other people whatsoever.
Certainly a good thing. The more players are out there the better. And we can't leave this field only to three (soon four) Big players with no regard for other people whatsoever.
Happy Earth Day!
Everyone would like geology more if you lead with this.
April 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Happy Earth Day!
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Not often I see a geology joke that makes my tremors speedup :-)
(fairly certain @drwendyrocks.bsky.social saw this already but just in case)
(fairly certain @drwendyrocks.bsky.social saw this already but just in case)
April 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Not often I see a geology joke that makes my tremors speedup :-)
(fairly certain @drwendyrocks.bsky.social saw this already but just in case)
(fairly certain @drwendyrocks.bsky.social saw this already but just in case)
ROFL! With the current US politics tty safe to say that the USSF won't get enough people to get the job done.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
US Space Force now has a framework for fighting a war in space
Space warfighting may include "seeking out and destroying an enemy's spacecraft."
www.space.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
ROFL! With the current US politics tty safe to say that the USSF won't get enough people to get the job done.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
I always love images from asteroids:
m.youtube.com/shorts/iBEXL...
m.youtube.com/shorts/iBEXL...
Lucy Spacecraft Shows First Close Up Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
YouTube video by Scott Manley
m.youtube.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I always love images from asteroids:
m.youtube.com/shorts/iBEXL...
m.youtube.com/shorts/iBEXL...
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so they're mycoblogging
April 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
so they're mycoblogging
The difference between space tourists and astronauts (even if they paid for it themselves):
f2.com/research.pdf
f2.com/research.pdf
f2.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The difference between space tourists and astronauts (even if they paid for it themselves):
f2.com/research.pdf
f2.com/research.pdf
