SteveZilla Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Re: More space news! Never mind al that' date=' here's proof we are one step closer to the apocolypse. I won't be impressed until they come up with one of these: [ATTACH=CONFIG]40282[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Re: More space news! I'm sure you've heard this on the news: Defunct Satellite Hits Earth Using lava caves to build a moon base: Lunar Lava Caves as Natural Moon Bases Speaking of the Moon: Lunar Land Grab? As to NASA's future: NASA's Future Depends on Commercial Space Success Finally, news about a Kuiper Belt object: "Snow White" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Re: More space news! Russia, India Working on Unmanned Space Planes DoD's Ace in the Hole for Space Warfare Did China Hack US Satellites? EELV Program Mini Spy Satellite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! Ah, love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! "When talking about a rendezvous in space, Chinese people will immediately think of the story of the cowherd and the weaver girl," Really? I must say that, when the first Russian and American capsules docked back in the 70's, no such folk tales came to my mind... or any media observers as I recall. If true, it does point out yet another difference in world outlook via folk history. While sitting on the banks of the Caspian sea I have several satelite news channels to view, and I don't recall seeing anything about this, or China's space program progress on any of the big news channels - CNN, BBC etc. I wonder why? Was it only worth 15 seconds of air time, are we just so jaded or is China a country that's only to be viewed in a bad light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! Or the media is mainly focusing on a. the Occupy Wall Street movement b. the GOP contenders, especially about the allegations against Herman Cain, and c. the Conrad Murray trial CNN did air a segment on the Tiangong 1. However, it focused on the "America the Beautiful" gaffe, so you may be on to something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! Aircraft carrier sized asteroid to narrowly miss Earth on Tuesday (we hope) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! Ah, I see that my ride is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! Ah' date=' I see that my ride is here.[/quote'] Are you taking your followers with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! If they didn't follow, they wouldn't be followers. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! Well, they wouldn't be very GOOD followers, to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! Aircraft carrier sized asteroid to narrowly miss Earth on Tuesday (we hope) Seems like something that size would leave a bit of a mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! Aircraft carrier sized asteroid to narrowly miss Earth on Tuesday (we hope) The Minor Planet Center won't list it until after the event. 0.85 times the distance to the Moon isn't all that alarming. What would be cool is if it hit the Moon on the near side. Watching that would be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! Ah' date=' love![/u'] Being a Star Trek fan, I've always said it's not the size of your Warp Core, but how good you are at Docking Maneuvers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! The Minor Planet Center won't list it until after the event. 0.85 times the distance to the Moon isn't all that alarming. What would be cool is if it hit the Moon on the near side. Watching that would be fun. That would indeed be incredible to see. I vaguely recall that there was some written evidence of a witnessed lunar impact from the 17th century or thereabouts... something about a bright light on the moon, then it getting blurry and sprouting "horns". Damned if I can remember who wrote it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Re: More space news! I remember reading about that also. I'll see if I can dredge it up. Success, though it was the 12th century: Gervase of Canterbury, Giordano Bruno crater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Re: More space news! Yeah, that's the one. Monks get all the luck, I tell ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Re: More space news! It helps when you're the only ones who know how to write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Re: More space news! And aren't too busy all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Re: More space news! Posted without the obligatory transparency in the Obama White House joke. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45176460/ns/technology_and_science/#.TrXcbPT8Uyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Re: More space news! Radar image of yesterday's near-Earth asteroid I did find a place that would generate ephemerides for NEOs, including this one, and at closest approach it was only about 11th magnitude. At that brightness I didn't bother checking where it'd be in the sky at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Re: More space news! Yeah, it's kind of a shame that we get these NEOs and can't see them easily. Why can't asteroids be white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Re: More space news! Well, maybe if the aliens put a few more points into OCV or Range Modifiers they could get a little closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Re: More space news! They get their hits in. Just ask the dinosaurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Re: More space news! They get their hits in. Just ask the dinosaurs. Not if you ask a creationist*: http://chuckleaduck.com/comic/crunchy/ *not really from one of them, but still funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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