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Post by Grand Lunar on Nov 18, 2009 18:39:43 GMT -4
So far, I've read (and heard) that the amount of water blasted out is equal to about 24 gallons of water.
I wonder if this finding gives NASA more of a reason to go back to the moon, rather than going by the "flexible plan" proposed by the Augustine Comission.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Oct 28, 2009 20:43:04 GMT -4
Despite the subtlty, I was in awe at the image of the moon that had the band of light go across it's surface.
The images make me feel that we're not in such bad shape when it comes to space exploration; it's just robots that do the cool missions.
Say, did the Big Picture ever feature Jupiter?
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Post by Grand Lunar on Oct 28, 2009 20:39:06 GMT -4
Even though I'm not a fan of the Ares rockets, it was still quite the sight to see the test go well.
If anyone was watching on NASA TV, what were your thoughts on the choice of words on the speech? Shows how excited the guy had to be!
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Post by Grand Lunar on Oct 28, 2009 20:35:11 GMT -4
I doubt Hollywood could make up a character as ignorant.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Sept 30, 2009 7:53:07 GMT -4
it is embarrassing, comical and desperate. he cant be taking himself seriously at this point. surely he's just having a laugh I'm sure he does take himself seriously. Jarrah has become so engrossed in his "task", seeing himself as part of the lineage of the moon hoax (he calls himself the "grandson of the moon hoax"), and has invented such a world around him, that his thinking style must be effected as well. As I saw on a comment on the BA blog, hoaxers have a sort of inferiority complex, so they try to turn it around into a superiority complex. And as we see, it doesn't matter how ridiculous they make themselves look.
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Post by Grand Lunar on May 11, 2009 14:18:25 GMT -4
I thought the next launch was sooner than Febuary. Or is that the one you just plan to be at?
Anyway, saw part of it in real life from my house. Hard to see, being a couple hundred miles south in Ft. Launderdale, and especially in daylight. Night launches are cool.
Got the broadcast on NASA TV and Science Channel.
Glad to see it launched on schedule. Now the next headache will be when they go to fix the Hubble!
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Post by Grand Lunar on Apr 23, 2009 20:24:16 GMT -4
GL, Stephen Hawking was given six months to live before I was born. Since I've been around here longer than six months, and alive a wee bit before that, I think we can pretty safely say he's beaten the odds. I think I see. I imagine his access to quality medical care also helps too. BTW, would your birth date be prior to 1980? Just curious how long he was given when I was born.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Apr 22, 2009 7:42:03 GMT -4
From the article...
How is it that Hawking beat the odds? Or is he one of the 5%?
My mom has often wondered how he manages to use the speech synthesizer.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Apr 22, 2009 7:37:27 GMT -4
IIRC, the appearent effect is caused by the nature of how the lunar surface reflects light. It's highly directional, tendind to reflect most light toward the point of origin (in this case, the sun).
There is an original of the photo were the background isn't as dark as some copies of the photo show.
Like you, I'm no expert. I'm just recalling what someone else on this board had written.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Apr 11, 2009 22:41:43 GMT -4
Frankly, I've always thought it was one of the lamest claims. How stupid would NASA have to be to make disproving Apollo that easy? Also, why did Grumman bother downgrading from a sleek, gleaming helicopter-like vehicle to a spindly tinfoil bug? Why not just say the Saturn V could handle the weight and leave it at that? It's examples like this that show how hoax claims can easily fall apart with you apply logic.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Apr 4, 2009 22:22:59 GMT -4
The problem really is that the conspiracy theorists that come up with these ideas do not wish to learn the relevent physics. And when confronted with them, they ignore them, or give their own spin on it.
I tried to do this once on the Loose Change forum. I was constently asked to prove the concepts I mentioned, and yet mere speculation fron their fellow CTs was accepted without question. I was banned after calling the board a "good old boys club".
The point CTs like to make isn't really about the disaster itself. Their appearent goal is to make the govt look evil.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Apr 4, 2009 22:17:35 GMT -4
Many thanks for the info, people!
Or in the cases of most HBs, people that have stopped learning, right?
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Post by Grand Lunar on Apr 4, 2009 22:14:33 GMT -4
I would guess that the astronauts were indeed alive whenever they did any cooking. One would hope so. Otherwise, it'd be like Event Horizon or something!
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Post by Grand Lunar on Mar 30, 2009 8:25:28 GMT -4
In a discussion on YouTube, I pointed out to an HB that a couple of Gemini missions skirted the lower regions the Van Allen Belts. I pointed out Gemini 11's orbital parameters to the figures for the extend of the inner belt. The highest orbit for Gemini 11, around 1300 km, seems to take it into the inner belt, which I've read starts around 700 km.
The HB counters that from what he read, Gemini 11 specifically avoided the belts to get data from GCRs (galatic cosmic rays). I tried to search the net to varify his claim, but found no specific info on Gemini 11's studies. Anyone know better?
Also, are there interactions that other Gemini missions might have had with the VABs?
Also, I found other figures for the inner belt's extent, stating that it starts around 7,600 km. Is it really this figure, or the 700 km one?
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Post by Grand Lunar on Mar 20, 2009 23:00:52 GMT -4
You old guys got to have all the fun!
Most mushrooms of any sort do for me is calm my digestive tract.
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