Space and stuff

[TheFinnFan]

Valuable lesson too in case if we one day need to intercept one.

 

[Garrick]

Pretty much yes.

Also Nice that it was ESA and not NASA

We'd rather throw money at private companies and watch them f#%$ things up.

So awesome to see the ESA step in and move humanity forward.

Doubly so when the normal players are, apparently, unwilling.

 

[roydo]

Valuable lesson too in case if we one day need to intercept one.

Hopefully we wont take 10 years to reach it! But good point, hadnt thought of that.

 

[roydo]

We'd rather throw money at private companies and watch them f#%$ things up.

So awesome to see the ESA step in and move humanity forward.

Doubly so when the normal players are, apparently, unwilling.

What do NASA do these days? It seems most satellites are privately made, and launched by all sorts of countries. Manned flight is off the agenda, the shuttles are retired.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Hopefully we wont take 10 years to reach it! But good point, hadnt thought of that.

Theres actually finnish scientist who has invented kind of a "sun/solar sail" and it's under construction right now. ( prototype i quess )
It has been said it could be the best way to intercept big asteroids. It's like super Thin and effing huge..

 

[Garrick]

What do NASA do these days? It seems most satellites are privately made, and launched by all sorts of countries. Manned flight is off the agenda, the shuttles are retired.

Curiosity, the Mars rover from a couple of years ago, is still ongoing. They're also launching a new crew module (the Orion) next month that'll be capable of long-distance manned space flight.

Leftovers from the Constellation program, which was supposed to be a return to the moon by 2020. The program itself was axed in 2010, but bits and pieces live on here and there.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Hopefully we wont take 10 years to reach it! But good point, hadnt thought of that.

But wouldnt that be exactly what we want...enough time to try
And now we know how to do it

 

[Professor Toffee]

One of mankind's greatest achievements?

One of our greatest shared achievements across countries, I think so!

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Wtf

 

[Professor Toffee]

The comet sings

https://soundcloud.com/esaops/a-singing-comet

Thanks for sharing that Rascal, it's absolutely amazing!

 

[bluemangroup]

It's not exactly rocket science is it?

 

[roydo]

Curiosity, the Mars rover from a couple of years ago, is still ongoing. They're also launching a new crew module (the Orion) next month that'll be capable of long-distance manned space flight.

Leftovers from the Constellation program, which was supposed to be a return to the moon by 2020. The program itself was axed in 2010, but bits and pieces live on here and there.

Cheers mate. Forgot about the Mars probe thingy. We tried that, and it broke ffs! Was never convincing either. The lead engineer had a strong west country accent, so made him sound a bit, well, thick!

 

[bluemangroup]

Oi believe we well be larndin on Marrs en approximertly 4 yirs.

 

[Professor Toffee]

It's not exactly rocket science is it?

Nah it's brain surgery

 

[roydo]

Oi believe we well be larndin on Marrs en approximertly 4 yirs.

Not if you type the computer programme in we wont.