Space and stuff

[degsy]

Years back I used to teach a class that there must be no intelligent life on alpha centuri and I could prove it. The proof wentcaling the lines that Big Brother had first been broadcast around 9 years ago. Give it 4.5 years for the TV signal to reach them and around 4.5 years for their Death Ray to return to shut us up ... the fact we're still here means there cant be anyone intelligent listening on alpha c.

To quote Patrick Moore..."I'm not even sure there's Intelligent life here on earth"

 

[Wizard]

I would love to do this. Bit pricey though!

Travel to the edge of space in this giant 'space balloon' - CBBC Newsround

Have you ever wanted to travel into space? A company in Florida is hoping to take passengers in a giant space balloon rather than a rocket. Here's everything you need to know.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[ste d' indica]

Artemis tanked but flight delayed. Fingers crossed for a launch this morning.

 

[ste d' indica]

NASA: "No constraints to launch".....

 

[ste d' indica]

Polls are in and go.

Flight director: "go for launch".....

 

[ste d' indica]

T minus 10 minutes.....

 

[ste d' indica]

T minus 3 minutes, all looking good.....

 

[ste d' indica]

She's away! Absolutely awesome.

 

[ste d' indica]

10 minutes in, SRBs gone, core jettisoned so the SLS has done its bit, Orion is now powered up, getting ready for final stages and seperations (e.g. solar panel deployment) and on to the TLI burns.

We choose to go to the moon.

 

[ste d' indica]

 

[Pootsy]

Seriously impressive launch followed up by typical American bravado with a Tie Cutting ceremony. Looking forward to following this programme over the coming years.

 

[Abertonian]

Can't wait until Trump takes credit for Artemis - 'we're gonna make the moon great again' etc

Joking aside, seriously excited to see space exploration move forward again.

 

[ste d' indica]

Live from Orion earlier today:





First images from a deep space, human carrying spacecraft in 50 years. 57,0000 miles from home. Absolutely epic.





Inside the capsule.

 

[ste d' indica]

In order to demonstrate that the craft has definitely hit zero G, you need a zero G indicator of course.

The Orion ZGI is the most sophisticated ever used:

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

The Map of the Universe

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