• Maybe the real Earth-shattering kaboom was the friends we made along the way: The heat shield seems to have performed well on the latest Starship test.  (Ars Technica)
  
  And looking forward to the next ten test flights, with one more test of Starship V2 before they start in with Starship V3.
  
  Some of the commenters are crazy.  Ignore them.
  
  
  
• SpaceX had a busy week generally, with launches every day including one to reboost the ISS.  (Ars Technica)
  
  The latest Cargo Dragon delivery also included two Draco thrusters to gradually nudge the space station to higher orbit.
  
  
  

Tech News

• Scientists just created spacetime crystals made of knotted light.  (Science Daily)
  
  I'm sure they did.  Meanwhile I'm stuck with a half-disassembled door handle.
  
  
  
• Rick Beato is right to rant about music copyright strikes.  (Saving Country Music)
  
  Beato is a musician and record producer who has worked in the industry for more than 40 years, and has a YouTube channel full of great short documentaries, where he either knows the participants or was there personally.
  
  Universal Music Group has declared war on him.
  
  
  

Musical Interlude

Posted by: Mauser at Monday, September 01 2025 06:42 PM (QE7eq)

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