Title: We landed on a comet Post by: Ed, Ego and Superego on November 12, 2014, 04:45:08 PM Election season always leaves me depressed and despairing of the species ability to do anything but throw poo like other primates, so I was happy to see this bit of gee whizzedness.
http://www.wired.com/2014/11/rosetta-philae-comet-landing-success/ (http://www.wired.com/2014/11/rosetta-philae-comet-landing-success/) -Ed Title: Re: We landed on a comet Post by: indianasmith on November 12, 2014, 11:37:56 PM Pretty doggone cool IMO.
Title: Re: We landed on a comet Post by: Ed, Ego and Superego on November 13, 2014, 03:46:19 PM Here are more details...
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/comet-landing-live-coverage-all-systems-go-for-lander-1657715708 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/comet-landing-live-coverage-all-systems-go-for-lander-1657715708) This is finally some of the future we were promised when I was a kid. Title: Re: We landed on a comet Post by: Ed, Ego and Superego on November 13, 2014, 04:35:48 PM And one more... more in keeping with Badmovies.org
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/a-size-comparison-of-the-comet-with-popular-sci-fi-spac-1658215585 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/a-size-comparison-of-the-comet-with-popular-sci-fi-spac-1658215585) The comet and several famous Sci Fi ships. Title: Re: We landed on a comet Post by: lester1/2jr on November 13, 2014, 04:50:24 PM This is a game changer (fyi I'm an idiot who has no clue about science)
Title: Re: We landed on a comet Post by: bob on November 13, 2014, 05:55:50 PM This is insanely awesome! :thumbup:
Title: Re: We landed on a comet Post by: Bushma on November 13, 2014, 06:56:24 PM Now all we need to do is drill a hole and drop a nuke!
Title: Re: We landed on a comet Post by: Olivia Bauer on November 13, 2014, 07:27:06 PM Sorry to echo the guys above me but this is pretty cool.
Title: Re: We landed on a comet Post by: Rev. Powell on November 13, 2014, 07:43:41 PM I like the fact that you said "we" even though it wasn't Americans who achieved this feat. This accomplishment belongs to humanity, not to a nation.
Title: Re: We landed on a comet Post by: Olivia Bauer on November 13, 2014, 10:17:57 PM I like the fact that you said "we" even though it wasn't Americans who achieved this feat. This accomplishment belongs to humanity, not to a nation. Reminds me of the cold war and the space race. It's all about being the first ones to do something related to space. It's pointless rhetoric. |