Here is my response:
@2:49 Hubble, located above the exosphere where it is up to 1500ºF
... I'm not sure what he is trying to imply other than it should be glowing red by that logic.
@7:00 confuses the term instrument with telescope and draws the conclusion that the SOFIA aircraft could be fitted with any telescope NASA has ever launched... rather than just accepting that their definition of 'instrument' means the following:
— cameras, spectrometers, and photometers
As can be found one level down from the SOFIA main page, here:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/S...iew/index.html
@7:10 is willing to bet that that there are no telescopes in space.
.... doesn't realise that HST is just one of many similar instruments in orbit, the others being spy satellites, fails to acknowledge telescopes fitted to planetary exploration space craft, fails to acknowledge google earth, or even optical weather satellites.
@25:50 claims HST at an altitude of 330+ miles is in geosynchronous orbit... just a little bit off.
@26:05... after (previously) claiming to understand drag and orbital dynamics of space craft, then claims that HST should be losing altitude at the rate of 1 to 2 miles per orbit (bit of an error budget there)... giving it a lifespan of 2 weeks or so.
Also, geosynchronous orbit takes 95 minutes... implicitly.
@27:25.. does the maths: HST is at 330 miles, ISS is at 240 miles altitude, therefore the physical distance between the two is 100 miles, give or take.
@27:55.. based on the
orbitable decay <--- that's not a typo,
states that the most conservative interpretation of mathematics leads one to conclude that HST and ISS should be within 10 miles of each other, line of sight..... what is sad is that for some people the absurdity of satellites flying in a neat column formation might warrant further explanation.
In the central body of this talk... forgive me if I didn't record the time stamps, I was transfixed ... the narrator reveals that he was the author of a special algorithm used by JPL which was of a sophistication beyond anyone's comprehension (I don't doubt doubt their incredulity would be setting a precedent)
fwiw) his name is Robert Michael Bassano and his email address is;
rmbassano@gmail.com
He claims he is with the artificial intelligence department at Stanford University.
I took the time to see if could find him at Stanford.
http://ai.stanford.edu/
nope... and all you will get from a search of his email address is the odd reference to flat earth videos.
I have mixed feelings about spending the time I did with this.
The guy is a master of gish gallop non sequiturs. He reminds me of full time, professional, hasbara charlatans like David Icke & Alex Jones, and most likely is just that. A profiteer from disinformation.
I can imagine that Nicholas Veronico (Sofia) must have had special training to have stayed on the line for 35 minutes whilst maintaining his composure.
best,
~c
PS: If you want a laff, start at the 20 minute mark and listen for a couple of minutes.
He has the Chewbacca defence in full swing by 21:00
Johnny Cochran, eat your heart out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clKi...lKi92j6eLE#t=1