She's one of 2 current astronauts from Maine. The other one (Chris Cassidy) grew up on my street.
The Space Thread
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Hey-ohhhh!
www.cnn.com
Moon bases could be built using astronaut urine
Lunar bases for astronauts could be built using moon dust, urine and 3D printers, according to a new study. This would make use of resources they already have without the expense of shipping materials to the moon.
www.cnn.com
...and speaking of which
No family, fanfare for NASA astronaut of Maine launching next month
Due to coronavirus concerns, astronaut Chris Cassidy of York will blast off without any fanfare. He will be in space for 6 months.
www.newscentermaine.com
That sounds like about the safest place to be for the next 6 months....and speaking of which
No family, fanfare for NASA astronaut of Maine launching next month
Due to coronavirus concerns, astronaut Chris Cassidy of York will blast off without any fanfare. He will be in space for 6 months.
I wonder if it'll be like Planet of the Apes when he gets back to earth, and the planet is being run by apes......still.
Trump executive order calls for commercializing the solar system, mining the moon
The scope of commercializing the solar system would apply to "the moon, Mars and other celestial bodies," according to a new executive order.
www.usatoday.com
Here's more positive news; my neighbor is at the Int'l Space Station. Here's some videos (you can skip around the 1st one)
Watch: York astronaut Christopher Cassidy arrive at the International Space Station
Watch: York astronaut Christopher Cassidy arrive at the International Space Station
This is cool:
www.space.com
I had no idea it was only a week away.
SpaceX just one week away from launching 1st astronauts on Crew Dragon for NASA
The next seven days will be action-packed.
I had no idea it was only a week away.
The Space Force is going to shoot them out of the sky.
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SPACE FORCE!!!!!
Live long and prosper.
SPACE FORCE!!!!!
Live long and prosper.
Doing a little background on this, I uncovered the fact that my classmate Ken Venner, who was CIO at SpaceX, quit in 2018. There goes my insider advantage.This is cool:
SpaceX just one week away from launching 1st astronauts on Crew Dragon for NASA
The next seven days will be action-packed.
I had no idea it was only a week away.
Ken Venner - President and Chief Product Officer @ e-Share - Crunchbase Person Profile
Ken Venner - President and Chief Product Officer @ e-Share
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/world/distant-galaxy-wolfe-disk-scn-trnd/index.html
Astronomers find the Wolfe Disk, an unlikely galaxy, in the distant universe
Astronomers find the Wolfe Disk, an unlikely galaxy, in the distant universe
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Another interesting article about the odds of the astronauts dying or the mission failing.
news.yahoo.com
NASA calculated how risky SpaceX's first launch of humans could be, and the astronauts flying the space mission say they're 'really comfortable' with those odds
NASA estimates a 1-in-276 chance the flight could be fatal and a 1-in-60 chance a problem would cause the mission to fail (but not kill the crew).
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I think the odds are lower given current stats of failures and deaths. 3 missions resulting in death. 1 failure with no death (thanx to Tom Hanks).Another interesting article about the odds of the astronauts dying or the mission failing.
NASA calculated how risky SpaceX's first launch of humans could be, and the astronauts flying the space mission say they're 'really comfortable' with those odds
NASA estimates a 1-in-276 chance the flight could be fatal and a 1-in-60 chance a problem would cause the mission to fail (but not kill the crew).
It's launch day!
It goes down at 4:33 EST. I'm excited. Hope everything goes well.
Here is one of many places where it will be streamed, NASA's youtube page.
My aunts and uncle can clearly see the takeoff from their homes in Melbourne. Back during the Space Shuttle I could even see it from Boca when they launched at night. SpaceX uses much small tanks so I doubt they will be visible down here anymore which is a bummer.
I even posted a pic of it back in 2010 when we were doing the photo contests:
www.digitalradiocentral.com
It has that stupid photobucket watermark on it now but you can still see what I'm talking about. This was from my dad's place in Boca...176 miles away from the Kennedy Space Center.
Melbourne is only 35 miles from it.
It goes down at 4:33 EST. I'm excited. Hope everything goes well.
Here is one of many places where it will be streamed, NASA's youtube page.
My aunts and uncle can clearly see the takeoff from their homes in Melbourne. Back during the Space Shuttle I could even see it from Boca when they launched at night. SpaceX uses much small tanks so I doubt they will be visible down here anymore which is a bummer.
I even posted a pic of it back in 2010 when we were doing the photo contests:
October Photo contest: vote thread.
That first thread got a bit long so it's time to make a new thread with all the photos grouped as close as possible. This has been fun and it will be tough to rank them. Some excellent photographers out there. After the voting is complete I will reveal the name of the person that submitted...
www.digitalradiocentral.com
It has that stupid photobucket watermark on it now but you can still see what I'm talking about. This was from my dad's place in Boca...176 miles away from the Kennedy Space Center.
Melbourne is only 35 miles from it.
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