paul-r-cfc Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56921562.ampMichael Collins dies. Leaving Buzz Aldrin as the only one left from Apollo 11. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Parker Solar Probe becomes the fast object made by humans at 147km per second. (91 miles a second) https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-solar-probe-becomes-fastest-object-ever-built-as-it-touches-the-sun/?utm_source=reddit.com Low Earth orbit is about 7km/s so thats the speed of the ISS and what the Shuttle would have been about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 "Incoming!!!!" 20 tonne Chinese booster is out of control and going to re-enter in the next day or so. Seems its also spinning. While other launchers sometimes lose an upper stage and it re-enters in an unplanned manner, China has lost control of a massive first stage and it seems it may simply be they have interest in a controlled re-entry for it. 1/3 chance of it hitting land. Also they seem unable to restart a cryogenic fuelled stage, in this case a hydrogen fuelled stage. If they could have then it should have been relatively easy to fire a second burn to de-orbit somewhere empty like the south Pacific. US has been restarting hydrogen stages since the late 60s on Saturn V. They claim they are building a rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon by 2030ish and they will absolutely need a restarting hydrogen stage for that. No danger to anywhere in the British Isles, we are way too far north. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 48 minutes ago, dorlomin said: "Incoming!!!!" 20 tonne Chinese booster is out of control and going to re-enter in the next day or so. Seems its also spinning. While other launchers sometimes lose an upper stage and it re-enters in an unplanned manner, China has lost control of a massive first stage and it seems it may simply be they have interest in a controlled re-entry for it. 1/3 chance of it hitting land. Also they seem unable to restart a cryogenic fuelled stage, in this case a hydrogen fuelled stage. If they could have then it should have been relatively easy to fire a second burn to de-orbit somewhere empty like the south Pacific. US has been restarting hydrogen stages since the late 60s on Saturn V. They claim they are building a rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon by 2030ish and they will absolutely need a restarting hydrogen stage for that. No danger to anywhere in the British Isles, we are way too far north. I want it to fucking flatten Mar A Lago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 On 08/05/2021 at 10:10, Zen Archer Esq. said: I want it to fucking flatten Mar A Lago. f**k it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Salvage hunters will be looking for the wreckage. Could be the biggest Chinese takeaway in history.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) Partial solar eclipse incoming now. https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/solar-eclipse-10-june-2021/ OF* fans, you get a much better view if you look directly at the sun. With binoculars. Edited June 10, 2021 by Melanius Mullarkey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Typical. Thick cloud and can't even see the sun. It's shite being Scottish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I got a good view of the eclipse from Dunbar (the sunniest town in Scotland). Took some photos through a pair of eclipse glasses. I'll get round to posting them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Wouldn't it be awful if they can't switch the engine off and Branson ends up in orbit this afternoon with no way of returning to Earth.. http://www.virgingalactic.com/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Bit harsh on the driver. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Floating about a tiny wee cabin and bumping into each other. What a fucking waste of money. Up there for like 3 mins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I watched the live feed, it’s an impressive feat but the whole time the over-heavy corporate promotion made me think of OCP in Robocop tbh, the commentator was awful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 There's never a Klingon Bird of Prey around when you need one. Wrinkly heided b*****ds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 The Hubble has been having technical problems for a number of weeks now. https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/14/nasa_hubble_formal_review_backup_hardware/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 16:32, Lofarl said: Floating about a tiny wee cabin and bumping into each other. What a fucking waste of money. Up there for like 3 mins. Pretty much like the Bezos version. When/if Musk's Starship is up and running you'll be able to take a trip around the moon for about the same as these fairground shysters are charging, maybe a lot less. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NorthernLights Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 14/07/2021 at 15:18, NorthernLights said: The Hubble has been having technical problems for a number of weeks now. https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/14/nasa_hubble_formal_review_backup_hardware/ They've got the Hubble back up and running after over a month of being out of action https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57885865 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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