SPACE

[Orava]

I have a sudden urge to create a Asparagus vs Strawberries shooter.

Asparagons Vs Strawberoids

Sounds Tango Fandango baby.

You need to consult this man.

[WiteWulf]

Discovery Channel's new NASA documentary, When We Left Earth, is currently doing the rounds on bittorrent and usenet. I've got the first episode downloaded and from a quick glance it looks absolutely beautiful in 720p.

I can only find the first three of six episodes at the moment but I'm sure the rest will follow before long.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/nasa/programs/programs.html

[Orava]

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/ ... ansit.html

Deep Impact video of Earth from 31 million miles out.

[WiteWulf]

Finally got chance to watch the final two episodes of When We Left Earth this afternoon (was supposed to be painting the outside of the house but it rained, unlucky, eh? ) and I really can't recommend it enough although I have to say, Neil Armstong's not the most charismatic chap, is he?

[F-ZeroOne]

Armstrong is something of a legend - well, apart from the bloody obvious - for being something of a recluse compared to the other Apollo astronauts.

[Dio]

To be fair, though, he has more name recognition than the entire rest of the world's space program put together. Even now he gets a huge postbag and is constantly in demand. How on earth can one human being possibly cope with that 'normally'?

[Zoot]

Just been watching the ISS fly across the sky and Teresa says "Oh, isn't it lovely, it's just like a spaceship"

[benedictw]

White Knight 2 unveiled:
http://spacefellowship.com/News/?p=6155

I would link to the images, but I think their websites gone tits up.

It is the world’s largest all carbon composite aircraft and many of its component parts have been built using composite materials for the very first time. At 140 ft, the wing spar is the longest single carbon composite aviation component ever manufactured.

[Bog]

That link seems a bit dead.

It looks a bit like this:



It's a surprisingly conventional looking bird, IMHO. Either that, or I'm just getting Rutannage.

[PVB]

Better (working for now) link:

http://gizmodo.com/5029950/first-virgin ... -ii-photos

and:

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008 ... act-1.html

Bog's artist's impression has one extra fuselage.

[Bog]

Bog's artist's impression has one extra fuselage.

*koff*

That's the spaceship, mate.

*edit* Though my nacelle pylons and nacelle shapes aren't very close at all. Next time, gadget, next time...

[PVB]

Bog's artist's impression has one extra fuselage.

*koff*

That's the spaceship, mate.

*edit* Though my nacelle pylons and nacelle shapes aren't very close at all. Next time, gadget, next time...

I didn't say yours was wrong, just that it had an extra one.

[Bog]

I didn't actually build that model. Jeff "My Dad Makes Fucking Spaceships, What Does Yours Do?" Rutan* built the mesh. Lighting, rigging and animation was me.

We done did Burt a birthday card

*he's actually a dead talented designer in his own right, but y'know... fucking spaceships, baybeeeee.....!

[Darkflame]

Wonderfull stuff.

[foxyloxy]

Prepare yourselves! SpaceX is launching their next test Falcon 1 - the test webcast is here

Watching the last launch was utterly brilliant Expect T0 in the next 48 hours if last time is anything to go by.

Don't miss it.