Like when you hit a piece of electronics/machinery to make it work, it is called “Percussive Maintenance”

oooo! This will be interesting!
This Sunday is a total lunar eclipse! I think from SA the moon will rise already eclipsed, but worth a look out for anyway ![]()
Sunset - 17:44
Dusk - 18:07
Eclipse start - 18:26
Total eclipse - 19:30
Max eclipse - 20:11
End of total - 20:53
End of eclipse - 21:56
Awesome! Thanks for the reminder. Been a while since I’ve caught one.
Ahh, I had a great time viewing the event. Been a long time since I’ve caught one.

(Adblock on for that second link - holy heck, my eyes!)
I here I thought you were sharing that they responded about actually not landing on the moon.
This was a pretty cool read:
No Way Back: Meet Chrysalis, the 36 Mile Starship Built to Carry 1,000 Humans Away From Earth… Forever
It travels 400 years, finally gets there and is welcomed by people who have been there for over 200 years already. Technology only stood still for the people inside ;-).
Im staying optimistic that they will actually launch ![]()
They had issues launching Outlook in space! ![]()
A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. The image features two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.
NASA
Simply beautiful!
I caught that Mass Effect galaxy map music in there ![]()




