Michael Shook

Highly curated inchoate miscellany

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Project Apollo Reentry Simulation ~ 1965 NASA; How Atmospheric Re-entry Was Simulated in the 1960s - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix5SzrPdS7U
#reentry #apollo #simulation #analog #flight #1960s #how #detail #nasa

F-104 Starfighter Walkaround - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB8l_fCKDSw
#f104 #detail #video #flight #zoom

#great #podcast about building experiments for #iss
#climate #co2 #oco3
#laser #communication #opals
Lots of #detail
http://www.listentospacepod.com/episodes/2016/1/16/episode-28-building-experiments-for-the-internati...
#january #2016

#quadcopter #review #fpv #detail #video
Hubsan H107D 2.4GHz + 5.8GHz (Video), 4CH, 6 Axis Gyro, RC Quadcopter FPV (RTF) - Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FZRkaVwP3c
Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR0ZfGDWBTU
#october #2015 #flight #fpvfpv

#space #operations #minimal #vermont #orbit #radio #satellite
http://vtlunar.blogspot.com/2015/09/still-taking-pictures.html
#september #2015 #detail

SpaceX pad abort test
#spacex #detail #rocket
"eight powerful SuperDraco rocket thrusters — together producing 120,000 pounds of thrust"
"reached 100 mph in 1.2 seconds"
"consumed their nearly two-ton load of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellant in less than six seconds, pushing the Dragon capsule a third of a mile above Cape Canaveral."
"Top speed? 345 mph"
"a peak altitude of nearly 5,000 feet"
"a landing point about 1.4 miles"
"splashed down a minute and 39 seconds after takeoff"
http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/05/06/spacex-crew-capsule-completes-dramatic-abort-test/
#flight #september #2015 #parachute #video #factoid

"adult C. elegans hermaphrodite has 302 neurons that belong to two distinct and independent nervous systems: a large somatic nervous system (282 neurons) and a small pharyngeal nervous system (20 neurons)."
Hermaphrodite - Nervous System - General Overview http://www.wormatlas.org/hermaphrodite/nervous/Neuroframeset.html
#neuron #network #worm #long #detail #september #2015 #nn #nnnn

#cessna #jet #manual #cool
http://www.airplanedriver.net/study/citguide.htm
#september #2015 #saved #detail #jetjet #engine #flight

#gnc #quadcopter #how #detail
FPV Racing using Arducopter - DIY Drones http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/fpv-racing-using-arducopter
#august #2015 #gncgnc #saved

Beat up Mig 21 at Maine Military Supply in Holden Maine
https://goo.gl/photos/TBTw29t8JWbqZFCN6
#photo #airplane #russia #ussr #fighter #local #maine #bangor #brewer #july #2015 #detail #structure

http://cubesatlab.blogspot.com
#vermont #satellite #moon #ada #adaada #july #2015 #blog #linux #detail #howto

Paul Graham on Twitter: "SR-71 Cockpit Checkout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj9UwKQKE3A (via @collision)" https://twitter.com/paulg/status/618232303873961989
#sr71 #airplane #detail #speed #gnc #gncgnc #july #2015 #video

Pretty detailed explanation of procedures: Beth Shapiro: How to Clone a Mammoth - The Long Now http://longnow.org/seminars/02015/may/11/how-clone-mammoth/
#howto #genetics #longnow #extinction #may #2015 #podcast #detail #maymay #dna #dnadna #clone #canada #elephant

http://www.airplanedriver.net/study.cfm
#jet #jetjet #flight #detail #how #howhow #why #whywhy #design #system #f104 #april #2015 #fighter

Dunvegan Space Systems http://www.dunveganspace.com/
#satellite #space #cubesat #small #detail #pdf #pdfpdf #saved #april #2015

"Boom and Zoom: The History of the NF-104A AST"
by
John Terry White
http://hydrogen-peroxide.us/uses-biprop-combustion/AIAA-2005_3537_Boom_and_Zoom_History_of_NF-104A%2...
#f104 #x15 #x15x15 #space #flight #pdf #pdfpdf #march #2015 #rcs #rcsrcs #control #detail #technical #history #saved
It's apparent the J Terry White is defending ? vs Chuck Yeager

'The Parable of Google Flu: Traps in #BigData Analysis'

1 min read

'The Parable of Google Flu: Traps in #BigData Analysis' http://t.co/AX5nrShtUv #Statistics #DataScience #Traps pic.twitter.com/6BIkDcIMAE
— Dr. Diego Kuonen (@DiegoKuonen) March 3, 2015

#test #bigdata #analysis #google #stats #statistics #detail #interesting #switzerland #consulting #graph #medical #flu #fluflu #disease

Safford AZ - Paragliding Map http://www.paraglidingmap.com/sites/safford-az
#map #weather #mapmap #paragliding #hanggliding #flight #detail #february #2015

X-15: Hypersonic History http://www.sierrafoot.org/x-15/x-15.html
#good #x15 #x15x15 #history #space #nasa #rocket #flight #speed #february #2015 #simulation #slides #realtime #bibliography #links #detail
Powerpoint-2010 presentation including real-time simulated replay of an X-15 flight
http://www.sierrafoot.org/x-15/adventures/flight_062/X-15_world_altitude_record_flight.pptx
Converted to Google Slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G_g8jl4s_ZHhdozs5cj_1_te6s09AWPHhIg7mPAHRk4/edit?usp=sharing

LightSail – Flight by Light (full version) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_FH_2Cqr8
#video #space #sail #light #photon #solar #satellite #small #interesting #detail #sailing #january #2015 #cool #how #howhow #via #viavia
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150112-lightsail-test-flight.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoPET