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Richard "RichiH" Hartmann<p>Did you know that you can ionize molecular oxygen into O_2+? Not a typo, 0_2+ is the correct spelling.</p><p>You might have heard of ClF_3, famously <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/hypergolic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypergolic</span></a> (catches fire/goes boom without ignition source) with everything from test engineers to asbestos.</p><p>You might also have heard of FOOF, really F_2O_2, but FOOF is the sound your test equipment makes when in contact with it.</p><p>But there's PtF_6 ?!??!! which oxidizes O_2 and even xenon.</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> video of the month: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-g5-LJ5KZM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=O-g5-LJ5KZ</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
Clemens Vasters' Pictures 📷<p>Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery <a href="https://photog.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/airandspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airandspace</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aircraft</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/airplanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airplanes</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/atlantis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atlantis</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/aviationphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviationphotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/challenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>challenger</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>columbia</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/discovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discovery</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/endeavour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endeavour</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/enterprise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enterprise</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/planes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planes</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/cryogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryogenic</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/highlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highlight</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/hypergolic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypergolic</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/orbiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orbiter</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/solidrocketbooster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solidrocketbooster</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/spaceshuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceshuttle</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/spaceplane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceplane</span></a> (Flickr 08.07.2016) <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7489441@N06/28112721131" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flickr.com/photos/7489441@N06/</span><span class="invisible">28112721131</span></a></p>
PhotoSniperFox<p>The <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Starliner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starliner</span></a> delays are so disappointing. I was so eager to see a no-weld pressure vessel in orbit and the manufacturing method of the crew <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/capsule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capsule</span></a> was amazing and original.<br>It was disappointing when the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/alcohol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alcohol</span></a>/#LOX RS-88 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/thrusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thrusters</span></a> w/ <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/hypergolic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypergolic</span></a> versions.<br>The <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ServiceModule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceModule</span></a> delays were even more outrageous.<br>And <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/flammable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flammable</span></a> tape.<br>It feels like the only <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> that happened was the pressure vessel.</p>
Heron&Fox Photo<p>This is a view of :nasa: <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a>’s <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SpaceShuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpaceShuttle</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Atlantis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Atlantis</span></a>’ aft section on display in the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AtlantisMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AtlantisMuseum</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KSCVC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KSCVC</span></a>. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Florida</span></a> with <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OMS</span></a> pods and 3 replica <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SSMEs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SSMEs</span></a> installed.<br />The three Space Shuttle Main <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Engines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Engines</span></a> burned liquid hydrogen <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LH2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LH2</span></a> and liquid oxygen <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LOX" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LOX</span></a> stored in the External Tank to push the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Shuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Shuttle</span></a> into <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/orbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>orbit</span></a>. <br />The OMS helped the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Orbiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Orbiter</span></a> enter its final, intended orbit and carry out its mission.<br />OMS and the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RCS</span></a> were both fueled by toxic, but <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/storable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>storable</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hypergolic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hypergolic</span></a> propellants ( <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MMH" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MMH</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/N204" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>N204</span></a>). These components had to be <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/decontaminated" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>decontaminated</span></a> before displaying them.<br /><a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/atlantis-engine-section-heron-and-fox.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/a</span><span class="invisible">tlantis-engine-section-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p>