So Long, Rollable Solar Array, and Thanks for All the Photons
After attempts to repack ROSA into the SpaceX Dragon capsule failed, the experiment was jettisoned. Continue reading So Long, Rollable Solar Array, and Thanks for All the Photons
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We Could Have Good Satellite Internet If We Wanted
Satellite internet was once seen as a holy grail of connect-anywhere online access. But for various reasons, it hasn’t worked out that way—yet. Continue reading We Could Have Good Satellite Internet If We Wanted
We Could Have Good Satellite Internet If We Wanted
Satellite internet was once seen as a holy grail of connect-anywhere online access. But for various reasons, it hasn’t worked out that way—yet. Continue reading We Could Have Good Satellite Internet If We Wanted
Time Lapse Rig Puts GoPro into Orbit – in Your Shop
The combination of time-lapse photography and slow camera panning can be quite hypnotic – think of those cool sunset to nightfall shots where the camera slowly pans across a cityscape with car lights zooming by. [Frank Howarth] wanted to replicate such shots in his shop, and came up with this orbiting overhead time-lapse rig for his GoPro.
[Frank] clearly cares about the photography in his videos. Everything is well lit, he uses wide-open apertures for shallow depth of field shots, and the editing and post-production effects are top notch. So a good quality build was in order for this rig, …read more
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