NASA, SpaceX, and all the good space stuff

Meltdown99 · March 2019

HesCalledDyer said:

Meltdown99 said:

Going to the moon to stake a claim is the most human thing we could do, LMFAO...then that's the reason to stay away. Humans are destroying this planet, and people want to go and destroy other planets...LOL

Hell, we do not even completely understand the oceans, but let's spend oodles of money on a program that in 60 years has not gotten us any farther than the moon.

There have been plenty of unmanned flights that have gone way farther. Both Voyagers have reached interstellar space. There is nothing wrong with trying to understand where we came from.

You claiming we came from space? I'm talking manned missions. A manned mission is a waste of money, space exploration is a huge waste of $$$ when planet earth needs some TLC.

oftenreading · March 2019

Meltdown99 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Meltdown99 said:

Going to the moon to stake a claim is the most human thing we could do, LMFAO...then that's the reason to stay away. Humans are destroying this planet, and people want to go and destroy other planets...LOL

Hell, we do not even completely understand the oceans, but let's spend oodles of money on a program that in 60 years has not gotten us any farther than the moon.

There have been plenty of unmanned flights that have gone way farther. Both Voyagers have reached interstellar space. There is nothing wrong with trying to understand where we came from.

You claiming we came from space? I'm talking manned missions. A manned mission is a waste of money, space exploration is a huge waste of $$$ when planet earth needs some TLC.

The whole planet "came from space", so in that sense we did too.

HesCalledDyer · March 2019

Meltdown99 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Meltdown99 said:

Going to the moon to stake a claim is the most human thing we could do, LMFAO...then that's the reason to stay away. Humans are destroying this planet, and people want to go and destroy other planets...LOL

Hell, we do not even completely understand the oceans, but let's spend oodles of money on a program that in 60 years has not gotten us any farther than the moon.

There have been plenty of unmanned flights that have gone way farther. Both Voyagers have reached interstellar space. There is nothing wrong with trying to understand where we came from.

You claiming we came from space? I'm talking manned missions. A manned mission is a waste of money, space exploration is a huge waste of $$$ when planet earth needs some TLC.

The origin of everything is space. Is space exploration a waste of money vs say hundreds of billions on defense & weapons? If planet earth needs some TLC, maybe focus your frustrations on all the money spent trying to destroy it. Space exploration causes no harm.

jerparker20 · March 2019

I’ve been reading a wonderful book on robotic planetary exploration, Interplanetary Robots by Ron Pyle. Easy read too. All the technical/physics info is very digestible, even for someone like myself who failed out of most of my math and science classes.

another recommendation is Interstellar Age by Jim Bell. The book is all about the Voyager 1 and 2 missions. So far it has been the best book on the subject I have read. Also easy to read.

Wobbie · March 2019

i would no more set foot in an Elon Musk rocket than I would set my hair on fire.

PJ_Soul · April 2019

HesCalledDyer said:

Meltdown99 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Meltdown99 said:

Going to the moon to stake a claim is the most human thing we could do, LMFAO...then that's the reason to stay away. Humans are destroying this planet, and people want to go and destroy other planets...LOL

Hell, we do not even completely understand the oceans, but let's spend oodles of money on a program that in 60 years has not gotten us any farther than the moon.

There have been plenty of unmanned flights that have gone way farther. Both Voyagers have reached interstellar space. There is nothing wrong with trying to understand where we came from.

You claiming we came from space? I'm talking manned missions. A manned mission is a waste of money, space exploration is a huge waste of $$$ when planet earth needs some TLC.

The origin of everything is space. Is space exploration a waste of money vs say hundreds of billions on defense & weapons? If planet earth needs some TLC, maybe focus your frustrations on all the money spent trying to destroy it. Space exploration causes no harm.

Exactly, thank you for saying that!

PJ_Soul · April 2019

The Event Horizon Telescope Is Trying to Take the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole

https://www.space.com/event-horizon-telescope-is-trying-to-photograph-black-holes.html?utm_source=sdc-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190408-sdc

I am looking forward to this photo.

PJ_Soul · April 2019

SpaceX's Starhopper Prototype for Starship Reaches End of Its Rope In Test Hop

https://www.space.com/spacex-starhopper-test-hop-end-of-tether.html?utm_source=sdc-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190408-sdc

All went well.

PJ_Soul · April 2019

Can Robots Build a Moon Base for Astronauts? Japan Hopes to Find Out.

https://www.space.com/japan-robots-build-moon-base.html?utm_source=sdc-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190408-sdc

If anyone can do it, the Japanese can.

HesCalledDyer · April 2019

PJ_Soul said:

The Event Horizon Telescope Is Trying to Take the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole

https://www.space.com/event-horizon-telescope-is-trying-to-photograph-black-holes.html?utm_source=sdc-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190408-sdc

I am looking forward to this photo.

Without further ado:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/black-hole-image-makes-history

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021252/uploads/editor/rx/dvqbyd2fw1aj.png

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021252/uploads/editor/g9/bqxdxoqnykrz.jpg

mca47 · April 2019

HesCalledDyer said:

PJ_Soul said:

The Event Horizon Telescope Is Trying to Take the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole

https://www.space.com/event-horizon-telescope-is-trying-to-photograph-black-holes.html?utm_source=sdc-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190408-sdc

I am looking forward to this photo.

Without further ado:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/black-hole-image-makes-history

Been reading about this all morning. So fn cool!

eeriepadave · April 2019

PJ_Soul · April 2019

HughFreakingDillon · May 2019

the moon is shrinking:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/13/world/moon-shrinking-quakes-scn/index.html

PJ_Soul · May 2019

HughFreakingDillon said:

the moon is shrinking:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/13/world/moon-shrinking-quakes-scn/index.html

That is interesting!

oftenreading · July 2019

The possibility of successfully terraforming other planets is one step closer.

A fairly simple sheet of aerogel could make farming on Mars possible.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/15/scientists-work-out-way-to-make-mars-surface-fit-for-farming

eeriepadave · April 2020

Super Pink Wolf Moon

https://www.space.com/biggest-supermoon-2020-super-pink-moon-guide.html

oftenreading · August 2020

Somehow, in all the material written about Musk and SpaceX, I somehow missed that he has been naming his ships and other equipment after ships in Iain M Banks' Culture novels.

Okay, that's actually the first thing I've ever heard that's made me like Musk a little bit.

(also looks like the planned series based on the novels has been shelved).

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/26/amazon-tv-adaptation-of-iain-banks-culture-series-is-cancelled

HughFreakingDillon · August 2020

oftenreading said:

The possibility of successfully terraforming other planets is one step closer.

A fairly simple sheet of aerogel could make farming on Mars possible.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/15/scientists-work-out-way-to-make-mars-surface-fit-for-farming

i just personally don't see any point in trying to live on other planets unless we find one already suitable. who wants to live on a desolate wasteland you can't breathe in?

PJ_Soul · September 2020

The new Challenger limited series doc on Netflox is really really good.... and shocking. What an unbelievable tragic failure by some of NASA's admin. I don't know how the ones responsible for their irresponsibility can live with it.

I remember the Challenger disaster like it was yesterday. We were watching it live in the library at school - grade 3. It was eqrly and a spur of the moment thing, right when class started. When it blew up, I recall my lovely teacher, Miss Beck, jumping up to turn off the TV after the explosion, and then she started crying.

And watching it now still brings me to tears. Especially when they show the family members who were watching. Heartbreaking.

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The Event Horizon Telescope Is Trying to Take the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole

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The Event Horizon Telescope Is Trying to Take the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole

The Event Horizon Telescope Is Trying to Take the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole

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