Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 These c***s no docked yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 4 hours ago, welshbairn said: Although it sounds spectacular I'm not remotely tempted by a trip to Mars, stuck in a tin can for a year then being stuck in a caravan in a quarry and only being able to go outside with a diving suit. Worse than Covid lockdown! Moon I'd jump at. This. Mars looks like a further away version of the moon that’s a bit rusty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: This. Mars looks like a further away version of the moon that’s a bit rusty. There's a film on Amazon with quality footage of the last Apollo mission, 17 I think. The moon doesn't look boring at all in colour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 minute ago, welshbairn said: There's a film on Amazon with quality footage of the last Apollo mission, 17 I think. The moon doesn't look boring at all in colour. Is quite like to land near some wee craters or somewhere like the Sinus Iridium. None of the really flat bits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Is quite like to land near some wee craters or somewhere like the Sinus Iridium. None of the really flat bits. Might go to one of the poles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Embarrassing pork barrel politics stuff going on now with the arrival ceremony and arsehole US politicians getting air time. The Russians must be feeling bemused at it all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 This has probably been posted already, but...are we being whooshed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 14 hours ago, welshbairn said: There's a film on Amazon with quality footage of the last Apollo mission, 17 I think. The moon doesn't look boring at all in colour. Yes, you are right. It is Apollo 17. Just a warning in case somebody thinks this sounds interesting but buys a DVD for Apollo 18 instead! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Another Falcon 9 launch this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 31/05/2020 at 09:34, welshbairn said: TBF the car is currently outside the orbit of Mars so is unlikely to crash into anything soon. https://spacein3d.com/starman I've always liked the idea of its orbit becoming so wild it goes out of thought for a couple of hundred years, before heading directly for Earth. The idea of a future version of humanity having a meltdown as they try and figure out who's throwing ancient Earth artifacts at them from the abyss, with a human body in it as a threat, sounds quite fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dee Man Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 minute ago, NewBornBairn said: That's a perfect visual representation of how my mouth felt on Sunday morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Another one showing Scotland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) SPACE FORCE! getting less comical. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/the-us-military-is-getting-serious-about-nuclear-thermal-propulsion/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ars&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=ARS_Rocket_061820&utm_medium=email&bxid=5d2629a62ddf9c17af3b2447&cndid=57771872&esrc=&utm_term=ARS_RocketReport Edited June 18, 2020 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 19 minutes ago, welshbairn said: SPACE FORCE! getting less comical. Spaceforce is just a rebranding of the USAF Space Command and some other functions. The article is about a DARPA funded project. Its the same stuff DARPA has been doing for decades. I do not think it has anything to do with "spaceforce." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Space Force reorganization could raise profile of DARPA’s space missions Quote The Pentagon is directing space procurement organizations to focus on resiliency in a future armed conflict, which is good news for programs like DARPA's Blackjack, said Fred Kennedy, director of the agency's Tactical Technology Office. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 15 hours ago, welshbairn said: Space Force reorganization could raise profile of DARPA’s space missions This is about shifting to small sat and constellations like OneWeb (now defunct) and Starlink. Its kind of old things are moving beyond this these days with the DOD looking to team up with Starlink as a bandwidth carrier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 The planets series is back on again.Cracking one about Jupiter's influence on the solar system. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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