SPACE

[axel000]

Saturn-V Dynamic Test Stand being refurbished and readied for Ares (constellation class) vibration testing

Hi-res present day image

During initial Saturn testing

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Initial shuttle testing

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Seeing the Apollo infrastructure getting spiffied up for the constellation missions gives me a nice warm feeling

[RedOktober]

Just goes to show, they got it right the first time.

[Peet]

NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. This finding was made by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with ground-based observations.

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/ma ... isory.html

What could this be about then?

[Sir_LANs-a-lot]

NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. This finding was made by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with ground-based observations.

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/ma ... isory.html

What could this be about then?

Dunno - But it's all exciting stuff!

[WiteWulf]

Rama, innit?

[Sir_LANs-a-lot]

[Peet]

The Zetatalk types seem to have decided it's Niburu/Planet X/Nemesis/whatever.

The obvious thing would be a black hole at the centre of our galaxy, but I don't think that fits the 50 years bit.

Hunab Ku, just in time for 2012

[axel000]

[axel000]

Haven't really been following this one much lately, but its an interesting development. Hotel Chain funded space tourism venture Bigelow Aerospace has just reached the 10,000 orbits milestone with its orbital habitat test vehicle. Basically an inflated chamber with panels for power its been pushed before as an optional additional module for ISS...with the grander plan being to build a multi-chamber private space station for paying customers.

Nice to see private citizens (well at least the rich ones) are slowly making their way into space. Its about time.

Actual orbit pic



Rendered pic

[RedOktober]

Inflatable spaceship? Anyone else sense trouble brewing?

[axel000]

I'm sure its outfitted with one of these...

[ElfQrin]

Rendered pic

Actual orbit pic

[Darkflame]

I'm sure I played a game once where you had to fix a spaceship with a puncture repair kit.
First person adventure thingy.

[Fil]

I bet they've found a space whale fossil.

[RedOktober]

How do things fossil up in space?