We did some hiking on Mount Shasta, it's a volcano that 'between eruptions', the southernmost volcano in the cascadia range and it's one of the most prominent peaks in the USA, it stands over 10,000 feet taller than anything nearby. So yeah, this is me trying to share how amazing this place is while Orion tries to distract me :) For people who use real measurements - the Peak is 4,322 m high, and the mountain's volume is about 350 cubic km. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03636-VTj3Q

It turns out that Louis Slotin's hand was the critical factor..... Follow me on Twitter for more updates: https://twitter.com/DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dncjE1-_pRg

Exploring the rest of the Texas Sector, picking up some class 3 shields in the high tech stations, and finding out those Xenos I was shooting down actually have a home in the Colorado sector. Oops. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqF3kYZzSoc

Korea (AKA South Korea) made the first launch of its KSLV-2 rocket this week, this is the first domestically developed orbital class rocket by that nation. The first 2 stages operated correctly, but the third stage shut down early leading to the payload burning up over the Indian Ocean. Regardless, this is a big step forward for this country's space Program. Previously Korea developed rockets using Russian technology based on the Angara and RD-151, or launched satellites using other launch providers, but as the nation has grown it has become able to sustain a home grown launch capability. Follow me on Twitter for more updates: https://twitter.com/DJSnM I have a discord server where I regularly turn up: https://discord.gg/zStmKbM If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHmJ3YIKdSw