We were talking about this today. How I would have liked to been in the meeting when someone suggested a sky crane to land a small car on the surface of Mars. Amazing accomplishment.
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The Perpetual MEGA Space Thread
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Interesting article out today about the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. Did not realize the coincidence that the accident that happened to Apollo 13 happened on April 13. Couple of other interesting things: the center engine of Stage 2 nearly had a catastrophic explosion, on a more humorous note, command module pilot Jack Swigert had forgotten to file his taxes and had to ask mission control to file a 60 day extension.
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A view of the damaged Apollo 13 service module after separation.
The crew on board the USS Iwo Jimafollowing splashdown
Mission Control in Houston celebrates the safe return of the Apollo 13 crew. Gene Kranz is smoking a celebratory cigar at the right while Deke Slayton, in front of the mission patch, shakes hands.
Apollo 13: Facts About NASA's Near-Disaster
Apollo 13 is famously described as a "successful failure". Learn more about the mission here.
Apollo 13 - Wikipedia
Apollo 13: Facts About NASA's Near-Disaster
Apollo 13 is famously described as a "successful failure". Learn more about the mission here.
A view of the damaged Apollo 13 service module after separation.
The crew on board the USS Iwo Jimafollowing splashdown
Mission Control in Houston celebrates the safe return of the Apollo 13 crew. Gene Kranz is smoking a celebratory cigar at the right while Deke Slayton, in front of the mission patch, shakes hands.
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If my memory is correct, both of those were referenced in the movie.
Had it been Friday the 13th rather than a Monday (that happens to be the 13th) then everyone would still remember the event.
What a beaut!!
That bad boy is going to give Jeff Bezos some serious confidence issues.
Bezos is gonna need a bigger cowboy hat.
Happened to catch this the other day.
Ocean Worlds in the Trappist-1 System
A new evaluation of a nearby star system’s potentially habitable water worlds.
(no word if this is the setting for a Kevin Costner sequel.)
The Trappist-1 system, shown here in an artist's conception, has seven known planets, but only three are thought to be habitable. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Both planets appear to have ended up covered by thick oceans and a potentially oxygen-rich atmosphere. In fact, the scientific team extrapolated that the ocean on Trappist-1g may be 670 kilometers deep!
www.airspacemag.com
Ocean Worlds in the Trappist-1 System
A new evaluation of a nearby star system’s potentially habitable water worlds.
(no word if this is the setting for a Kevin Costner sequel.)
The Trappist-1 system, shown here in an artist's conception, has seven known planets, but only three are thought to be habitable. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Both planets appear to have ended up covered by thick oceans and a potentially oxygen-rich atmosphere. In fact, the scientific team extrapolated that the ocean on Trappist-1g may be 670 kilometers deep!
Ocean Worlds in the Trappist-1 System
A new evaluation of a nearby star system’s potentially habitable water worlds.
Happened to catch part of “Moon Landing “ on BBC America- will have to go back and watch the whole episode. Here is a clip.
I think with the James Webb telescope they'll be able to spectrographically sniff the planets, and detect signs of life. Going to be some wild science, if it doesn’t blow up on the pad.Happened to catch this the other day.
Ocean Worlds in the Trappist-1 System
A new evaluation of a nearby star system’s potentially habitable water worlds.
(no word if this is the setting for a Kevin Costner sequel.)
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The Trappist-1 system, shown here in an artist's conception, has seven known planets, but only three are thought to be habitable. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Both planets appear to have ended up covered by thick oceans and a potentially oxygen-rich atmosphere. In fact, the scientific team extrapolated that the ocean on Trappist-1g may be 670 kilometers deep!
Ocean Worlds in the Trappist-1 System
A new evaluation of a nearby star system’s potentially habitable water worlds.
I'm more worried about the sunshield and mirror deployment.
Its been 15 years since Pluto was demoted.
Schrodinger’s Planet
Is Pluto a planet or not? It’s complicated.
www.theatlantic.com
Schrodinger’s Planet
Is Pluto a planet or not? It’s complicated.
Schrödinger’s Planet
We’ll never have a final answer on whether Pluto is a planet.
Planet or not, it’s the coolest thing out there. Hard to believe it is smaller than our moon.Its been 15 years since Pluto was demoted.
Schrodinger’s Planet
Is Pluto a planet or not? It’s complicated.
Schrödinger’s Planet
We’ll never have a final answer on whether Pluto is a planet.
For that matter, moons Ganymede and Titan are both bigger than Mercury. Deceptive.