welshbairn Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Next launch attempt is 8.30 tomorrow morning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Next launch attempt is 8.30 tomorrow morning. Sex and relationship thread for this pish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Next launch attempt is 8.30 tomorrow morning. Gives them about 12 hours to get there before it's dark, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Hope the boffins have taken sun timezones into account -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 We have lift off... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Amazing that the probe is gonna get so close to the sun without getting damaged assuming it gets there successfully. Hopefully get some good data back from it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 1 hour ago, keptie said: Amazing that the probe is gonna get so close to the sun without getting damaged assuming it gets there successfully. Hopefully get some good data back from it. 4 million miles away, a pair of shades and a silver foil hat should do it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 2 hours ago, keptie said: Amazing that the probe is gonna get so close to the sun without getting damaged assuming it gets there successfully. Hopefully get some good data back from it. I can't wait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 So we're just launching stuff into the sun now? The earth is flat. Research it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: I can't wait. Patience there young man, it takes a bit of time to get to the sun unless your going at the speed of light but I can sense your eager anticipation i'm sure it will be worth the wait 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 7 hours ago, keptie said: Patience there young man, it takes a bit of time to get to the sun unless your going at the speed of light but I can sense your eager anticipation i'm sure it will be worth the wait I suspect the data will tell us it's hot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 I suspect the data will tell us it's hot.Spoiler alert 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 7 hours ago, keptie said: Patience there young man, it takes a bit of time to get to the sun unless your going at the speed of light but I can sense your eager anticipation i'm sure it will be worth the wait Takes ages even then and tbh it's a bit boring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Elon Musk's first paying customer to the moon is a man called Yusaku Maezawa who has decided to select his fellow passengers from the artists below. Should have watched Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy imo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogcQ7Z4bh5w 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 5 hours ago, welshbairn said: Elon Musk's first paying customer to the moon is a man called Yusaku Maezawa who has decided to select his fellow passengers from the artists below. Should have watched Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy imo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogcQ7Z4bh5w Is he paying more than the other passengers to get the privilege of choosing his fellow spacemen/women? Seems a bit unfair if not. Either way, I wouldn't be choosing from a bunch of poncey artists if I was flying to the moon; I'd be wanting to be surrounded by as many experts in space travel as possible in case it went tits up. I'd be having an astronaut, a rocket scientist and an aeronautical engineer for starters. I'd be very disappointed in myself if I was sat on the moon in a capsule with faulty engines if the guy on the left of me was holding a paintbrush and the guy on the right an acoustic guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 When there's an emergency I'd imagine a fashion designer would be slightly less useful than an inanimate carbon rod. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 35 minutes ago, Dee Man said: and an aeronautical engineer. You might want another pick there. Not much air for the control surfaces. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Dee Man said: Is he paying more than the other passengers to get the privilege of choosing his fellow spacemen/women? Seems a bit unfair if not. Either way, I wouldn't be choosing from a bunch of poncey artists if I was flying to the moon; I'd be wanting to be surrounded by as many experts in space travel as possible in case it went tits up. I'd be having an astronaut, a rocket scientist and an aeronautical engineer for starters. I'd be very disappointed in myself if I was sat on the moon in a capsule with faulty engines if the guy on the left of me was holding a paintbrush and the guy on the right an acoustic guitar. My reading is that he's selecting from these disciplines as a service to humanity, with the intention of everything going tits up. Edited September 18, 2018 by banana 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, banana said: My reading is that he's selecting from these disciplines as a service to humanity, with the intention of everything going tits up. He should take Neil McCann as well then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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