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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 12, 2014 9:49:36 GMT -5
Update for 6:21 am: Scientists have re-established contact with the Philae lander after its release from Rosetta. The Philae lander is en route to Comet 67P! The European Space Agency's Rosetta mision will land on a comet on Nov. 12, with ESA, NASA and the Slooh Community providing a series of webcasts. www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 10:00:27 GMT -5
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 12, 2014 23:43:41 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 8:33:22 GMT -5
Oh dear, this doesn't bode well for poor Philae. 
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Post by vosa on Nov 13, 2014 16:07:32 GMT -5
With all due respect to Mr. Green the first step for humans to ‘Move Off This Planet’ was taken in October 1957 with the launch of Sputnik.
Perhaps Mr. Green is too young to remember that or perhaps he has a bad case of hyperbole.
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 13, 2014 17:14:03 GMT -5
No, actually July 20, 1969 was the first step of moving humans off the earth, landing on other bodies defines this.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 18:06:55 GMT -5
With all due respect to Mr. Green the first step for humans to ‘Move Off This Planet’ was taken in October 1957 with the launch of Sputnik.
Perhaps Mr. Green is too young to remember that or perhaps he has a bad case of hyperbole. With all due respect, Sir, the V2 as the first man made object to enter space.
Then came Sputnik.
Jesus Christ,, even as a 6th grade pupil, I still recall the horror promoted by the teachers, the schools and the government; that we were all gonna die if we didn't "duck and cover."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 19:42:41 GMT -5
No, actually July 20, 1969 was the first step of moving humans off the earth, landing on other bodies defines this. Just joking, RC, I "landed" on my first body way before '69, and although we didn't get off the Earth, she said that the Earth moved.   |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 19:53:47 GMT -5
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 13, 2014 21:07:59 GMT -5
No, actually July 20, 1969 was the first step of moving humans off the earth, landing on other bodies defines this. Just joking, RC, I "landed" on my first body way before '69, and although we didn't get off the Earth, she said that the Earth moved. ah yes the heavenly bodies from our youth |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2014 21:17:45 GMT -5
Just joking, RC, I "landed" on my first body way before '69, and although we didn't get off the Earth, she said that the Earth moved. ah yes the heavenly bodies from our youth You got it. |
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 14, 2014 9:41:57 GMT -5
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Post by freddfish on Nov 14, 2014 11:43:16 GMT -5
This is yet another really cool venture outward.... Although, every time I hear the name of this craft, I hear "Philanderer" in my mind....  |
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 14, 2014 13:06:15 GMT -5
This is yet another really cool venture outward.... Although, every time I hear the name of this craft, I hear "Philanderer" in my mind.... Makes me think of a good cheese steak sub LOL |
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Post by com6063 on Nov 14, 2014 14:39:10 GMT -5
The other day on the radio they played the "sound" of the spacecraft as it approached the comet. It apparently represented the sound of the gravitational pull. I have to admit it was fascinating.
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 14, 2014 21:34:21 GMT -5
It's exciting stuff, it all is.
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 19, 2014 16:33:28 GMT -5
This is huge! Just more data supporting the theory that life on earth came from outside sources. While it will take scientists a while to sift through the data collected by Philae, it looks like the probe has sent home some interesting new results. Before shutdown, one of Philae's instruments managed to "sniff" the first organic molecules detected in the atmosphere of the comet, officials with the DLR German Aerospace Center said. However, scientists still aren't sure what kind of organics — carbon-containing molecules that are the building blocks of life on Earth — were found www.space.com/27814-philae-comet-lander-organic-molecules.html********************************* Comet probe 'sniffed' organic molecules: early data Despite its imperfect footing, Philae managed to deploy a drill, but it was not clear whether any soil sample had been examined onboard. Yet the team said Philae's COSAC gas analyser managed to "'sniff' the atmosphere and detect the first organic molecules" shortly after landing. Some astrophysicists theorise that comets "seeded" our fledgling planet with the beginnings of life-giving water and organic molecules, and hoped that analysis of "67P" would prove this. "Analysis of the spectra and the identification of the molecules are continuing," said the statement. www.spacedaily.com/reports/Comet_probe_sniffed_organic_molecules_early_data_999.html |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 17:51:48 GMT -5
I read about it on the BBC science page yesterday. No doubt 'Space Daily' will catch up on this mornings BBC news "UK 'to lead moon landing' funded by public contributions" www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30102343 tomorrow. It should interest you, for a small fee you will be able to have photos, text and your DNA included in a time capsule which will be buried under the lunar surface. |
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Post by Ranger John on Nov 19, 2014 18:11:59 GMT -5
Wow... this is such an amazing accomplishment. I've seen it described as the rough equivalent of landing a fly on a bullet. Sadly, a bunch of pathetic, left-wing feminists care more about the shirt he was wearing: Slate.com |
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Post by Evil Yoda on Nov 19, 2014 21:31:08 GMT -5
I want that shirt!  But it's appropriate to a get together with good friends. Not a scientific announcement. |
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Post by Ranger John on Nov 20, 2014 7:05:08 GMT -5
I want that shirt! But it's appropriate to a get together with good friends. Not a scientific announcement. Agreed. However, given what the guy had just done, and the fact that it was just a shirt, the feminist reaction was also inappropriate. |
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Post by Ravenchamp on Nov 20, 2014 11:50:15 GMT -5
I read about it on the BBC science page yesterday. No doubt 'Space Daily' will catch up on this mornings BBC news "UK 'to lead moon landing' funded by public contributions" www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30102343 tomorrow. It should interest you, for a small fee you will be able to have photos, text and your DNA included in a time capsule which will be buried under the lunar surface. naaa, i'll put it there myself LOL |
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