JPL survives LA fires
Though nothing is certain yet as the fires still rage, it appears that the facilities of JPL, including its Deep Space Network mission control that manages communications with all of America’s interplanetary probes have survived the Los Angeles fires that have destroy large swaths of that city.
The fires required a full evacuation of the facility, leaving that mission control unoccupied for the first time in sixty years. It appears however that the organization used work-arounds to maintain contact and operations with those probes.
How long the facility will remain in this state remains unclear. Some of the fires remain uncontrolled, and until that happens, there can be no return to any sense of normalcy in LA.
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Though nothing is certain yet as the fires still rage, it appears that the facilities of JPL, including its Deep Space Network mission control that manages communications with all of America’s interplanetary probes have survived the Los Angeles fires that have destroy large swaths of that city.
The fires required a full evacuation of the facility, leaving that mission control unoccupied for the first time in sixty years. It appears however that the organization used work-arounds to maintain contact and operations with those probes.
How long the facility will remain in this state remains unclear. Some of the fires remain uncontrolled, and until that happens, there can be no return to any sense of normalcy in LA.
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In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
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So, this is their emergency-plan, just leave the facility and come back later?
You might assume that someone would be tasked with the safety and protection of such a facility in locations that had a high potential for fire:
For example: Bushfire Safety Systems by BushCool: https://youtu.be/Uhc284uzTVQ?si=G2R8w3FCH9EqaXmN
This is NOT a high technology challenge nor is it an expensive solution. I think “no brainer” would apply.
You might also assume that the same would be standard procedure in the L.A. / California areas that are yearly (EVERY YEAR) prone to such conditions.
But you know what happens when you assume?
DEMOCRATS make an ass out of us all because the social engineering agenda is paramount!
Normalcy? LA? Surely you jest! :)
The actual communications network is out at Goldstone. Having visited there recently, I know that there are “mission control” room facilities, but I don’t know if they are (or could be) configured to temporarily take over critical functions usually performed at JPL. Evacuating to the Mojave would be a good option if Caltech/JPL became uninhabitable for whatever reason. I expect someone here is better informed about whether this is possible.
Wayne, my thought exactly. I suspect the Chinese intelligence operation wouldn’t be intimidated by a wildfire.