keccers
@keccers.eth
My neighbor is an astrophysicist who works with James Webb Telescope data. His dream is to pitch Elon Musk to launch 2 more telescopes like the James Webb (although perhaps with more modern instrumentation). He is frustrated because he has to apply annually for telescope time and what he gets is very limited, and the JWST has broken and now out-of-date instruments He believes 1. billionaires and especially Elon Musk should care about the origin of the universe and observing far space 2. A telescope is a perfect project for a billionaire because it allows them to cater to their megalomania and name it after themselves "It's fine he can name it DOGE I don't care"
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osama
@osama
maybe he should email collisons. they're prompt with email if its high bit rate and actionable. they care about such shit too
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osama
@osama
by such stuff i mean science. not naming things
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osama
@osama
fwiw, i pickleball with similar scientists/profs/mds often and my worry is that most of them are too tired/unambitious in their proposals/projects. or they say too many words and are inefficient in their work despite distinction. vs unproven talent who have high agency and keep hustling so easier to back/vouch for
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osama
@osama
elons first q will be: why does it cost $1b. why not 10k smaller probes at 100k each? just my guess. idk know shit ofc
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keccers
@keccers.eth
We talked about this briefly cause there is a new telescope going up in a few weeks, the SphereX https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/spherex/ But apparently this thing is a POS and NOT GOOD and CANT DO THE AMAZING WORK of the JWST. "This is a bicycle, the JWST is a F1 car" and this cost 500 million....
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