Author Topic: Deep Space and Interplanetary Exploration - Houston, we are go for launch! (Read 117492 times)

Wrangler · « **Reply #840 on:** 02 December 2022, 20:29:38 »

Such eery picture. Its so black, no sign of the stars at all.

ANS Kamas P81 · « **Reply #841 on:** 02 December 2022, 22:12:18 »

Just think. Everything that mankind has ever done, lived, loved, hated, dreamed, accomplished, and been has been right there on that little blue marble and its grey friend. Every story of life, everything that's ever happened to humanity, all in one photo.

rebs · « **Reply #842 on:** 04 December 2022, 23:52:10 »

And in the coming decades, the greatest frontier of all will open to us. We're only knocking on the door and hanging out on the porch right now, so to speak...

Bedwyr · « **Reply #843 on:** 05 December 2022, 14:14:28 »

Second fly-by complete. Orion is now heading back direct for earth.

Weirdo · « **Reply #844 on:** 05 December 2022, 14:19:10 »

Holy hell, THAT'S a picture!

Bedwyr · « **Reply #845 on:** 05 December 2022, 15:17:33 »

BTW, Eric Berger's musings on the schedule for the Artemis III landing mission: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/artemis-i-has-finally-launched-what-comes-next/

Wrangler · « **Reply #846 on:** 05 December 2022, 17:34:31 »

Meanwhile, this morning...Orion/Artemis I has begun its return trip.

Weirdo · « **Reply #847 on:** 05 December 2022, 19:28:38 »

*looks at the picture 3 posts above Wrangler's*

Maingunnery · « **Reply #848 on:** 05 December 2022, 19:39:58 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 05 December 2022, 19:28:38

*looks at the picture 3 posts above Wrangler's*

Do not worry, a lot of people can not see pictures from such links that Bedwyr is using.

Daryk · « **Reply #849 on:** 05 December 2022, 19:43:12 »

The funny thing is I can see Bedwyr's, but only Wrangler's attachment... ???

Bedwyr · « **Reply #850 on:** 05 December 2022, 20:22:42 »

It’s probably because I linked a Twitter picture and you need to be logged in to see it. Oh well.

Daryk · « **Reply #851 on:** 05 December 2022, 21:12:05 »

??? I don't even have a Twitter account...

worktroll · « **Reply #852 on:** 08 December 2022, 13:35:47 »

Nor do I, but I could see all the pics.

Daryk · « **Reply #853 on:** 08 December 2022, 18:55:04 »

Sorcery! :D

But I expect no less from our formidably bearded ombudsman! :thumbsup:

Prospernia · « **Reply #854 on:** 09 December 2022, 17:54:28 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 05 December 2022, 17:34:31

Meanwhile, this morning...Orion/Artemis I has begun its return trip.

That's a nice photo of Proxima Centauri.

Wrangler · « **Reply #855 on:** 09 December 2022, 19:19:48 »

I missed this when it came out from the Artemis I / Orion mission. So such epic and beautiful shot.

Daryk · « **Reply #856 on:** 09 December 2022, 21:07:02 »

Epic indeed! :thumbsup:

Bedwyr · « **Reply #857 on:** 10 December 2022, 02:32:14 »

It really messes with your sense of scale knowing how much smaller the moon is.

Daryk · « **Reply #858 on:** 10 December 2022, 03:01:27 »

Forced perspective will do that... 8)

Wrangler · « **Reply #859 on:** 10 December 2022, 20:02:05 »

Recently, the Russian Federation's Roscosmos agency launched Soyuz 2.1B rocket with satellite.

I thought the picture looked nice since launch site was covered in snow. When the rocket launched, you can see in the picture of snow falling for the shockwaves being created by vehicle lifting off.

I don't think I would have thought of seeing actual snow lingering around a launch site. Every launch site I've ever seen was from tropical location.

Daryk · « **Reply #860 on:** 10 December 2022, 20:09:56 »

Well, it's not like any part of Russia is in the tropics... 8)

Prospernia · « **Reply #861 on:** 11 December 2022, 01:34:15 »

This thread reminds me of Celestia; I used to go on there for hours; and going to another planet, can take a long-time, even at light-speed.

Quote from: Daryk on 10 December 2022, 20:09:56

Well, it's not like any part of Russia is in the tropics... 8)

At least not for half a billion-years; I know, there were a few times when the tropics game to Russia.

rebs · « **Reply #862 on:** 11 December 2022, 12:34:14 »

In Protozoic Russia, tropics come to you! :D :D :D

OK, I'll show myself out....

Daryk · « **Reply #863 on:** 11 December 2022, 12:55:43 »

That's a good one! ;D

BirdofPrey · « **Reply #864 on:** 11 December 2022, 12:57:51 »

Well Artemis 1 has come back

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1601995737449263104

Quote

Splashdown.

After traveling 1.4 million miles through space, orbiting the Moon, and collecting data that will prepare us to send astronauts on future #Artemis missions, the
@NASA_Orion
spacecraft is home.

Daryk · « **Reply #865 on:** 11 December 2022, 13:04:13 »

Awesome! :thumbsup:

Bedwyr · « **Reply #866 on:** 11 December 2022, 15:18:59 »

That is excellent news given that reentry was the other major systems test.

Prospernia · « **Reply #867 on:** 12 December 2022, 14:31:48 »

Remember the Viking Martian-landers? well, it turns out, the plain they landed on was a flood-plain from a massive tsunami that hit the Northern Martian Sea about 3 billion years ago.

Daryk · « **Reply #868 on:** 12 December 2022, 18:11:41 »

How did they figure that out? ???

Wrangler · « **Reply #869 on:** 12 December 2022, 20:11:20 »

Hopefully, they can confirm it was ocean or some kind. I really want prove it with no doubts. There too many doubters.