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A rocket carrying a U.S. Space Force satellite into orbit may have punched
a hole in Earth's upper atmosphere, after lifting off with just 27 hours' notice — a new record for the shortest amount of time from getting the go- ahead to actually launching.

Firefly Aerospace, a company contracted by Space Force, launched one of
its Alpha rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sept.
14 at 10:28 p.m. local time, Live Science's sister site Space.com
reported. The launch was not publicized or live-streamed, making it a
complete surprise to the space exploration community.

The rocket was carrying Space Force's Victus Nox satellite (Latin for
"conquer the night"), which will run a "space domain awareness" mission to
help Space Force keep tabs on what is happening in the orbital
environment.

The surprise rocket initially caught people's eye after creating an
enormous exhaust plume that could be seen from more than 1,000 miles
(1,600 kilometers) away. But after the plume dissipated, a faint red glow remained in the sky, which is a telltale sign that the rocket created a
hole in the ionosphere — the part of Earth's atmosphere where gases are ionized, which stretches between 50 and 400 miles (80 and 645 km) above
Earth's surface — Spaceweather.com reported.

Related: Environmental groups sue US government over explosive SpaceX
rocket launch

This is not the first "ionospheric hole" observed this year. In July, the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created an enormous blood-red patch
above Arizona that could be seen for hundreds of miles.

Rockets create ionospheric holes when fuel from their second stages burns
in the middle part of the ionosphere, between 125 and 185 miles (200 and
300 km) above Earth's surface, Live Science previously reported. At this height, the carbon dioxide and water vapor from the rocket's exhaust cause ionized oxygen atoms to recombine, or form back into normal oxygen
molecules. This process excites the molecules and leads them to emit
energy in the form of light. This is similar to how auroras form, except
the dancing lights are caused by solar radiation heating up gases rather
than their recombination.

The holes pose no threat to people on Earth's surface and naturally close
up within a few hours as the recombined gases get re-ionized.

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/us-space-force-may- have-accidentally-punched-a-hole-in-the-upper-atmosphere

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On 2023-11-23, rex <rex@facebook.com> wrote:

A rocket carrying a U.S. Space Force satellite into orbit may have punched
a hole in Earth's upper atmosphere, after lifting off with just 27 hours' notice — a new record for the shortest amount of time from getting the go- ahead to actually launching.

Firefly Aerospace, a company contracted by Space Force, launched one of
its Alpha rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sept.
14 at 10:28 p.m. local time, Live Science's sister site Space.com
reported. The launch was not publicized or live-streamed, making it a complete surprise to the space exploration community.

The rocket was carrying Space Force's Victus Nox satellite (Latin for "conquer the night"), which will run a "space domain awareness" mission to help Space Force keep tabs on what is happening in the orbital
environment.

The surprise rocket initially caught people's eye after creating an
enormous exhaust plume that could be seen from more than 1,000 miles
(1,600 kilometers) away. But after the plume dissipated, a faint red glow remained in the sky, which is a telltale sign that the rocket created a
hole in the ionosphere — the part of Earth's atmosphere where gases are ionized, which stretches between 50 and 400 miles (80 and 645 km) above Earth's surface — Spaceweather.com reported.

Related: Environmental groups sue US government over explosive SpaceX
rocket launch

This is not the first "ionospheric hole" observed this year. In July, the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created an enormous blood-red patch
above Arizona that could be seen for hundreds of miles.

Rockets create ionospheric holes when fuel from their second stages burns
in the middle part of the ionosphere, between 125 and 185 miles (200 and
300 km) above Earth's surface, Live Science previously reported. At this height, the carbon dioxide and water vapor from the rocket's exhaust cause ionized oxygen atoms to recombine, or form back into normal oxygen
molecules. This process excites the molecules and leads them to emit
energy in the form of light. This is similar to how auroras form, except
the dancing lights are caused by solar radiation heating up gases rather
than their recombination.

The holes pose no threat to people on Earth's surface and naturally close
up within a few hours as the recombined gases get re-ionized.

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/us-space-force-may- have-accidentally-punched-a-hole-in-the-upper-atmosphere

Too bad Joe Biden wasn't aboard the rocket.

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Tommy Chong For President 2024.
Crazy Joe Biden Is A Demented Imbecile.
Impeach Joe Biden 2022.

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A rocket carrying a U.S. Space Force satellite into orbit may have

punched

a hole in Earth's upper atmosphere, after lifting off with just 27

hours'

notice — a new record for the shortest amount of time from getting the

go-

ahead to actually launching.

Another Trump debacle.



What's really funny is that one day Trump's going to be assfucked by his cellmate while everybody watches online! DeSantis the Decrepit Dago
won't be far behind, he has it coming too.

Donald Trump is accused of sexual assault by multiple women. His wife
said he raped her before she decided to describe it differently He is
accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and walking in on teens in the
Miss Teen USA pageant. He bragged of walking in on naked women at
pageants and of course, of grabbing women “by the pussy.” In his
recent deposition in the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit, he claimed she liked
being raped.

Judge Roy Moore is accused of sexual assault and dating underage
women.

Rep Jim Jordan is seeking to step into Speaker Ryan’s shoes even
though he is accused of ignoring sexual assault of young men while a
coach, dismissing it as locker room talk

Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert convicted of sex
abuse

Former Cobb County COP Chairman Joseph Russell Dendy - child molesting

So-called "pro-life"/ antigay activist Howard Scott Heldreth was
convicted of raping a child GOP Richland County Commissioner David F.
Swartz convicted of sexually abusing a girl from age 6 upwards -
released after only 8 years!!!!

Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to molesting his
10-year-old daughter.

Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to
possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to
anybody who murders an abortion doctor.

Republican Speaker of the House in Puerto Rico Edison Misla Aldarondo
was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between
the ages of 9 and 17.

Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in
federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.

Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three
years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.

Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond
had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child. She was
underage. It was rape.

Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the
2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a
sexual affair with a female juvenile.

Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an
inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having
sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail. ONE
MONTH!!!!!

Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child
porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.

Republican of the Year Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex
crimes involving children. Keep reading, it’s half-way down the page.

Republican state senator Ralph Shortey from Oklahoma admitted to being
involved in sodomy with a 17 year old male prostitute and transporting
child pornography. He was sentenced to 15 years.

Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted
sexual assault on a child.

Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a page. To be fair, Dem
Congressman was Gerry Studds was also caught for the same thing. The
Congressional Page scandal.

Republican Congressman Mark Foley abruptly resigned from Congress
after "sexually explicit" emails surfaced showing him flirting with a
16-year old boy.

Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell
admitted to an incestuous relationship with his stepdaughter.

Republican congressman and anti-gay activist *Robert Bauman** was
charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay
bar.

Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for
distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped and notice,
they agreed his record could be expunged in THREE YEARS!

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