SPACE

[Orava]

http://blog.starwreck.com/2007/10/26/he ... -moonbase/

It is from here: http://www.ironsky.net/

I understand it is by the same team who created Star Wreck. Should be a laugh.

[axel000]

Iron Sky sounds like a hoot, looking forward to it. Is it getting a theatrical release ?

[PVB]

Just watched Monday night's Channel 4 programme about Professor Stephen Hawking.

It was part one of two, part two next week:

http://www.channel4.com/science/microsi ... cpage_box4

http://www.channel4.com/science/microsi ... /more.html

[Dark_Circles]

Does NASA stand for - Nasty Attention Seeking Americans?

[teamonkey]

Does NASA stand for - Nasty Attention Seeking Americans?

No.

[Daniel]

A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole. The image shows tan clouds billowing away from the foot of a towering slope, where ice and dust have just cascaded down.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/n ... 80303.html

[Misfit]

A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole. The image shows tan clouds billowing away from the foot of a towering slope, where ice and dust have just cascaded down.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/n ... 80303.html

Pretty cool!

Hi-res pic here:

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/2148 ... _hires.jpg

[carolen]

A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole. The image shows tan clouds billowing away from the foot of a towering slope, where ice and dust have just cascaded down.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/n ... 80303.html

Martian Warming, innit

[axel000]

Pretty cool week for ISS activity, the Jules Verne is going up this Sunday followed Tuesday by the Endeavor. ISS is finally on the home stretch (construction wise).



Shuttle Cargo :

Dextre maint robot


Japanese science lab (part 1 of 3)

[Orava]

Is the Japanese lab (1/3) being launched by a Japanese vehicle and is that the reason why they have sliced it into three very thin (lighter) sections?

[axel000]

Thats an affirmative Houston. Unlike the new european transport craft that can fit a Corgi model double decker, the Japanese module has to go up in a modified Civic.

[Orava]

For a change a fairly good article on the European space mission from the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7278409.stm

[axel000]

Interesting article (a few days old) over on Space.com, looks like there is a high probability that the nearest Star System to ours, Alpha Centauri, may well contain planets within the habitual zone (area of orbit around the star that supports liquid water).



Meanwhile, the Shuttle Endeavor is prepping for launch in the early hours of Tuesday morning (2.28am EST).



Jules Verne appears to have a propulsion / attitude rocket problem but its not serious due to redundant backup systems. Based on the size of the new ESA transport module, I wonder if they could look at developing permanent self-boosting modules to extend the size of the ISS ? the rear propulsion would need to be ejected once in orbit but these look like useable permanent space if they were designed for that task.

[RageMatrix]

Interesting article (a few days old) over on Space.com, looks like there is a high probability that the nearest Star System to ours, Alpha Centauri, may well contain planets within the habitual zone (area of orbit around the star that supports liquid water).

Was that the Horizon thing that was on last week? If so, there are two planets roughly 5 Earth-Masses large, both at the opposite extreme edges of the habitable zone, so still quite likely that they will either be too hot or too cold. Can still hope, though.

[Istar]

Was that the Horizon thing that was on last week? If so, there are two planets roughly 5 Earth-Masses large, both at the opposite extreme edges of the habitable zone, so still quite likely that they will either be too hot or too cold. Can still hope, though.

No, that was talking about Gliese 581 c, not Alpha Centauri. However, the possibility of there being any habitable planets as close as 4 Light Years is, well, just awesome. And simply reinforces my suspicion that Roddenberry was a time traveller.