THE KING Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) So has anyone ever been 'lost in space' and drifted away? Or has anyone ever died in space (not through an explosion etc)Im sure a russian cosmonaut fried in space..his craft lost pressure or something, and i think there is a recording of his last minutes.Eta...here you go...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367857/US-intercepted-Russian-cosmonaut-Vladimir-Komarovs-final-words-rage.html Edited December 20, 2014 by THE KING 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 So has anyone ever been 'lost in space' and drifted away? Or has anyone ever died in space (not through an explosion etc) In fact to answer my own question as I just looked it up. Only 18 astronauts have died during space missions (4 different missions) and only one of them actually happened in space Theres numerous stories like the one above of Soviet astronauts pretty much just being forgotten about and left to die 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Aye bit he died on earth as he crash landed. The only incident confirmed where people have actually died in space was in 1971 in the Soyuz 11. They were attaching their pod to the main craft on a seemingly standard mission when the seal on a valve loosened exposing open space to their capule. They had about 20-40 seconds before death but the valve was located under one of the seats so was hard to find although one of the astronauts was found positioned near there so it's likely he found it but was unable at that point to do anything. How they actually died - the exposure to space in their capsule caused the nitrogen and oxygen in their blood in their brain, nose and ears to bubble and burst and rupture vessels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 http://www.examiner.com/article/nasa-successfully-tests-engine-that-uses-no-fuel-violates-the-laws-of-physics Very quietly, NASA has tested a space drive that does not use propellant and according to the laws of physics should not work, according to a Thursday story in Wired.UK. The problem is that the drive, called the “Cannae Drive” by its inventor Guiddo Fetta, did work in the NASA directed test. Fetta has a Scottish colleague IMO 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I didn't realise that the most habitable place outside our solar system for humans would be in the clouds of Venus. Just done some interesting reading on it. Surface of Venus is out of the question naturally but apparently 30 miles up from the surface in the clouds is an almost perfect living conditions for humans to the point where we wouldn't need space suits and could walk around comfortably (the gravity, atmosphere and temperature is almost the same as Earth). in other words, big floating cities in the clouds of Venus would be perfectly habitable. Given that its a good bit closer than any other planet, I'm assuming the only reasons we aren't doing this is that there are no long term natural resources? Someone brainer than me on here will have the answers I'm sure..... http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/1222/NASA-mulls-plan-to-explore-Venus-with-Cloud-City-video 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Im sure a russian cosmonaut fried in space..his craft lost pressure or something, and i think there is a recording of his last minutes. Eta...here you go...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367857/US-intercepted-Russian-cosmonaut-Vladimir-Komarovs-final-words-rage.html Yeah, Komarov knew it was a death trap before he went up, the only reason he did was because if he didn't they'd just have sent his backup - and close friend - Gagarin instead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasas-nustar-probe-takes-first-spectacular-christmassy-picture-of-the-sun-9942264.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) SpaceX are about to launch a resupply mission to the Space Station. They're also going to attempt to land the first stage rocket on a barge on the Atlantic. Live in about 20 minutes: http://www.spacex.com/webcast/ or here: http://new.livestream.com/spacex/events/3665355 P.S. Aborted due to problem with second stage. Trying again on Friday. Edited January 6, 2015 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 8 new planets found in 'Goldilocks zone' http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/06/us/us-new-planets-1/ Kepler is pretty awesome, though its near f*cked at the minute. Only scans a tiny bit of sky and has found over 1000 exoplanets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Good listen http://www.startalkradio.net/ Radio show answering listener questions with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye (plus others) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 SpaceX are about to launch a resupply mission to the Space Station. They're also going to attempt to land the first stage rocket on a barge on the Atlantic. Live in about 20 minutes: http://www.spacex.com/webcast/ or here: http://new.livestream.com/spacex/events/3665355 P.S. Aborted due to problem with second stage. Trying again on Friday. Scheduled for 9.30 am tomorrow, Saturday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 10 minute countdown started.. http://new.livestream.com/spacex/events/3665355 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Launch went fine but sounds like the first stage rocket crashed rather than landed on the barge. SpaceX retweeted Elon Musk @elonmusk · 2 mins2 minutes ago Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Close, but no cigar this time. Bodes well for the future tho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Launch went fine but sounds like the first stage rocket crashed rather than landed on the barge. SpaceX retweeted Elon Musk @elonmusk · 2 mins2 minutes ago Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Close, but no cigar this time. Bodes well for the future tho. Footage has been released of the moment it "landed"... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Brilliant video of what it would be like traveling from the out to towards Jupiter at the speed of light It takes 45 minutes to watch, It would take most of the day if they done the rest of the solar system. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 There's been a black hole discovered which is pretty big. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Craig Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 An awesome timelapse video from NASA of the Sun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 New Horizons is getting closer and closer to Pluto - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32311907 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 An awesome timelapse video from NASA of the Sun. That's amazing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Got a £100 Amazon voucher for my birthday this week from my parents. They had intended it to go towards the new graphics card for my PC I had talked about getting but I bought it the other week. While looking for inspiration I realised something that I had been tempted by many times before - a telescope! Looking at getting this one - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CYHSZ90 From the reviews I've found (not just the Amazon ones) it seems to be a solid telescope and good value for money. Anyone used this particular one before? Edited June 25, 2015 by NorthernLights 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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