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AkaSci 🛰️

The NASA Parker Solar Probe, 6 days after its 23rd close approach of the Sun, is now transmitting detailed spacecraft status to Earth via the 34 meter antenna of station 35 at the DSN site in Canberra.

Transmit/Receive band: X (~8 GHz)
Downlink data rate: 160.2 bps

Science data will be downloaded in a few days over the higher rate Ka-band link using the probe's 0.6-meter High Gain Antenna (HGA) dish, at data rates of 167 kbps and higher.

eyes.nasa.gov/apps/dsn-now/dsn
#Parker #ParkerSolarProbe
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Image of DSN web site showing various antennas and the spacecraft they are currently communicating with.
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AkaSci 🛰️

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) still holds the record for the fastest spacecraft ever; its nearest rival, the Helios-2 Solar Probe, is not even close.

For comparison, the table below shows speeds for various spacecraft, planets and satellites. Speeds are Sun-centric unless otherwise noted.

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Table of speeds for various spacecraft, planets and satellites.
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AkaSci 🛰️

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make its 23rd close approach of the Sun tomorrow March 22, 2025 at 22:42 UTC.

At perihelion, it will be at a distance of just 6.1 million km from the solar surface, traveling at a speed of 692,000 km/h, matching its previous record set during perihelion 22 on Dec 24, 2024.

For comparison, the perihelion of planet Mercury is at 45.3 mil km.

parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_S
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1. Graphic of the PSP spacecraft close to the boiling surface of the Sun. Credit: NASA 2. Orbital diagram of PSP and inner planets during perihelion Source: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_parker_solar_probe 3. Graph of the speed of the probe and distance from the Sun, from launch until 2026 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Solar_Probe
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Ian Hill

I'm trying to wean myself off Amazon and onto local independent vendors for as much as possible. For books I found these guys in Parker, CO. I can drive there on one battery charge (I have a hybrid car and driving on a charge without the ICE kicking in is one of my criteria for shopping distance) and they can order whatever I want. I need to follow more of this approach in general.

booksareawesome.net

Helping Douglas County book lovers find their next great readBooks Are Awesome!An independent bookstore in Parker, Colorado dedicated to helping Douglas County book lovers find their next great read.
#books#Amazon#bookstodon
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Michal Bryxí 🌱

While leaving my first job, I got this #Parker pen as a gift. Back then I did not think too much about it.

But since then it has been the only* pen I owned or used. It's still running on the original filling. And although it has it's battle marks, it's still in top shape. I terminated my first job in 2015.

Now for a bit of a cheesy #LinkedIn motivation:
- If you buy cheap crap, over longer time, you pay more.
- You don't need that another thing. What you have is perfectly enough.
- Taking care of people, even when they decide to leave is worth it. Thanks Václav.

Me holding said pen. Beautiful brushed metal. Elegant lines. Quite bulky body.
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Peter Riley

#PalestineAction freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/13/

#ParkerHannifin
parkerhannifin.com

#Leonardo
whoprofits.org/companies/compa

#Parker
parker.com/us/en/divisions/flu

Freedom News · Glasgow factory smashed overnight for 'links to Gaza genocide' - Freedom NewsParker Hannifin is a supplier to Leonardo and other major weapons companies ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Palestine Action Scotland says it targeted the offices of military parts manufacturer Parker Hannifin at its Glasgow production facility on Sunday night, damaging the building and covering it in red paint. The building, described as a ‘state-of-the-art production facility‘
#antimilitarism#Glasgow#militaryindustrialcomplex
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Jiří Eischmann

One of my resolutions for 2025 is to be more focused in work meetings, which for me means being more offline, because computers are inherently distracting.
So I got myself a good old-fashioned notebook and resurrected my #Parker fountain pen, which I hadn't used in years. In the process, I realized that I had completely forgotten how to write by hand and that my handwriting looks like that of a first grader.

A grey notebook with a fountain pen attached to it and there is a piece of paper with handwriting saying "I found out I could not write by hand any more" in Czech.
#resolution2025#FountainPen
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans

Oh bravo NASA! The #Parker Solar Probe lives!! It's back in communication range and has sent "a beacon tone... indicating it’s in good health and operating normally". Huge congrats to the engineering team who built it to sustain the brutal >1000°C temp 🥳🧪🔭 ℹ️: blogs.nasa.gov/parkersolarp...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ok3ms3dzop7gcwejp7lswhpi/post/3le2fajk2vs2a

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Repo...

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Edward Champion

Alright, someone had to do this. And I guess it had to me. A dramatic reading of the opening lines to all 24 Parker novels, written by Richard Stark (aka Donald E. Westlake). Really, if you haven't read this series, you are missing out on some of the greatest crime fiction ever written!

youtu.be/5QiupFOHl34?si=Wc7wSF

YouTubeDramatic Reading of Alll 24 Opening Lines to Richard Stark's Parker NovelsBy finnegansache
#books#Parker#RichardStark
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