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Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:57 pm
by Fat Cat
European robot probe Philae has made the first, historic landing on a comet, after descending from its mothership. The landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was confirmed at about 1605 GMT.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30026398
My son and I have been following the whole thing very closely since Rosetta made synchronous orbit months ago. SO COOL. A successful journey of 6.4 billion kilometers, around the sun, out past Saturn to rendezvous with a comet and then land on it. Consider that we were riding around on horses ~100 years ago and basque in the brilliance of this achievement.
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:53 pm
by Fat Cat
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:24 pm
by buckethead
fucking awesome
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:24 pm
by Grandpa's Spells
USA!
USA!
USA!*
*This is a European Space Agency project
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:31 pm
by nafod
When do they explode the nukes?
Edit: this is the best site to track what is going on.
http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/inde ... owforum=76
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:24 am
by Fat Cat
This event has made me very happy. In a thousand years, when nobody gives a fuck anymore about ISIS, Ukraine, mid-term elections, Syria, or any of us this day will still be remembered.
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:02 pm
by TerryB
Until this boondoggle yields something as equally useful as velcro, nobody cares.
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:17 pm
by Fat Cat
I'm somebody!
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:28 pm
by Pinky
T>1200 wrote:Until this boondoggle yields something as equally useful as velcro, nobody cares.
Velcro is not a spin-off of any kind of space exploration, and this mission is costing the Europeans about 1/100th what the Apollo program cost America.
On the other hand, the Philae lander will probably never punch a guy who believes its mission was a hoax.
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 8:46 pm
by Kazuya Mishima
In typical stupid human fashion, there seems to be some sort of uproar over the shirt that was worn by one of the mission directors during a mission briefing.
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:22 pm
by nafod
T>1200 wrote:velcro
Stop your racism
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:39 pm
by Pinky
Kazuya Mishima wrote:In typical stupid human fashion, there seems to be some sort of uproar over the shirt that was worn by one of the mission directors during a mission briefing.
Criticizing a nerd for his attire is culturally insensitive.
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 4:53 pm
by nafod
Philae...never forget!
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 6:08 pm
by TerryB
so beautiful!
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:56 am
by Turdacious
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Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:25 pm
by TerryB
oh dear
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:05 pm
by Fat Cat
MY MOM IS NOT BLACK!
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:43 pm
by Shapecharge
nafod wrote:Philae...never forget!
I've watched every season/episode of "Ink Master" therefore:
1. Sketchy uneven line work with uneven saturation.
2. Poor lettering...too much distance between the "R" and the "O."
3. Poor shading creates a lack of depth and perspective.
4. Overall poor design that has so much black pigmentation it cannot be fixed.
This person would be told, "You do not have what it takes to be ink master. Please pack up your machines and close shop."
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:05 pm
by buckethead
Shapecharge wrote:
I've watched every season/episode of "Ink Master" therefore:
1. Sketchy uneven line work with uneven saturation.
2. Poor lettering...too much distance between the "R" and the "O."
3. Poor shading creates a lack of depth and perspective.
4. Overall poor design that has so much black pigmentation it cannot be fixed.
This person would be told, "You do not have what it takes to be ink master. Please pack up your machines and close shop."
That's so cool. How would you assess the following?
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:15 pm
by dead man walking
my kid fucking loves ink master. almost as much as bar rescue.
i am a great father, but clearly something went wrong with his upbringing
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:50 am
by nafod
Shapecharge wrote:Philae...never forget!
I've watched every season/episode of "Ink Master" therefore:
1. Sketchy uneven line work with uneven saturation.
2. Poor lettering...too much distance between the "R" and the "O."
3. Poor shading creates a lack of depth and perspective.
4. Overall poor design that has so much black pigmentation it cannot be fixed.
This person would be told, "You do not have what it takes to be ink master. Please pack up your machines and close shop."
I thought it was pretty good for floating in zero-G
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:16 am
by Protobuilder
Kazuya Mishima wrote:In typical stupid human fashion, there seems to be some sort of uproar over the shirt that was worn by one of the mission directors during a mission briefing.
Sadly, the brouhaha over Taylor’s shirt overshadowed not only his accomplishments but also those of his female teammates, including one of the project’s lead researchers, Kathrin Allweg of the University of Bern in Switzerland. More spotlight on Allweg, Grady, Alexander and the other remarkable women of the Rosetta project would have been a true inspiration to girls thinking of a career in science. The message of ShirtStorm, meanwhile, is that aspiring female scientists can be undone by some sexy pictures on a shirt—and that women’s presence in science requires men to walk on eggshells, curb any goofy humor that may offend the sensitive and be cowed into repentance for any misstep.
http://time.com/3589392/comet-shirt-storm/
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:52 am
by Grandpa's Spells
Pinky wrote:Kazuya Mishima wrote:In typical stupid human fashion, there seems to be some sort of uproar over the shirt that was worn by one of the mission directors during a mission briefing.
Criticizing a nerd for his attire is culturally insensitive.
Just saw the "debate" about this. ANY private sector employee of a large organization gets fired.
Re: Philae @ 67P!
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 12:22 pm
by Pinky
I was joking, but it looks like some are seriously defending this guy on the grounds that he probably didn't know any better. That's ridiculous. Even if he didn't know better, there had to be someone around him who would know that going on the news in that shirt was a bad idea.
