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There can't be many more shuttle missions left now can there?
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html The Space Shuttle is going to be retired in 2010, and from 2014, will be replaced by the Orion. |
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There is a long running thread dedicated to that. See Track the space station.
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The next few scheduled missions:
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html The Space Shuttle is going to be retired in 2010, and from 2014, will be replaced by the Orion.
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How about this shocker. Quote:
Dangerous levels of radiation in space could bar astronauts from a mission to Mars and limit prolonged activity on the moon, experts now caution.
I think we all knew that extra work would need to be done on radiation shielding but its seems like it's going to be more than expected.http://www.space.com/missionlaunches...shielding.html |
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The ATV docks today.
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Yep, sorry I knew that. Thought the ISS thread had fallen into disuse so I posted this as a one off.
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Just found this on the DS movies section:
Universal will turn First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, a book about the first man on the moon, into a feature film. The book's author James R. Hansen got rare access to Armstrong to write the 2005 biography. A test-pilot who later joined the NASA program, Armstrong was dubbed "the Ice Commander" due to his focus and drive to be the first astronaut on the moon. The screenplay will be written by Nicole Perlman. "The closer he got to the moon, the further away he became from his family," Perlman told Variety. "He had a family tragedy before Apollo that turned him into this driven astronaut, and he became such a perfect hero that while Buzz Aldrin was announced to be the first man on the moon, NASA reversed its decision because Neil was regarded as more heroic." Armstrong shunned the limelight after returning from the moon, choosing instead to spend time with his family and lead a private life. Also the new documentary In The Shadows Of The Moon is being advertised on TV. I bought it yesterday. I have to say I was disappointed with it. For me Al Reinert's For All Mankind remaines the definitive Apollo film. |
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Just found this on the DS movies section:
Universal will turn First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, a book about the first man on the moon, into a feature film. The book's author James R. Hansen got rare access to Armstrong to write the 2005 biography. A test-pilot who later joined the NASA program, Armstrong was dubbed "the Ice Commander" due to his focus and drive to be the first astronaut on the moon. The screenplay will be written by Nicole Perlman. "The closer he got to the moon, the further away he became from his family," Perlman told Variety. "He had a family tragedy before Apollo that turned him into this driven astronaut, and he became such a perfect hero that while Buzz Aldrin was announced to be the first man on the moon, NASA reversed its decision because Neil was regarded as more heroic." Armstrong shunned the limelight after returning from the moon, choosing instead to spend time with his family and lead a private life. Also the new documentary In The Shadows Of The Moon is being advertised on TV. I bought it yesterday. I have to say I was disappointed with it. For me Al Reinert's For All Mankind remaines the definitive Apollo film. The whole thing about Aldrin being the first man on the moon was something that emerged later. Aldrin is also alleged to have taken his revenge by not taking any proper pictures of Armstrong on the moon. Sorry just another tiresome conspiracy theory. |
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Actually this story must be floating around just now as I had someone complain to me just yesterday that Aldrin was hard done by. Now it so happens that this same person kind of believes that it was all hoaxed in a TV studio anyway!!
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Sorry that is just not true. I remember the announcement like it was yesterday. Indeed all the Press speculation was that Bormann, Lovell and Anders should be given the job. Of course that was totally silly too.
The whole thing about Aldrin being the first man on the moon was something that emerged later. Aldrin is also alleged to have taken his revenge by not taking any proper pictures of Armstrong on the moon. Sorry just another tiresome conspiracy theory. |
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Yes that is bull. But Aldrin did feel strongly enough that he should be the first on the surface that he spoke to Deke Slayton about it. In his view the precedent was established in the Gemini missions where the Commander stayed put whilst the fellow astronaut did the space walks. Of course the best and most successful space walk was actually done by Buzz Aldrin. Slayton also said that but for the Apollo 1 tragedy, Virgil Grissom would have been the first moonwalker.
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Anyone watching the ATV docking?
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I am.
Viva la Europe! Or something. |
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I want that plasma screen!
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Yes I go along with what you say. Not sure I have ever heard the Virgil Grissom story before. I know that Slayton was not the easiest person in the world to deal with. Giving Al Shepherd command of Apollo XIII (sic) (later changed to XIV) was one of his stranger decisions.
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Deke probably felt something for Shepherd as he was grounded by a medical condition himself (erratic heart rate) and was the only one of the Mercury Seven not to fly, although he was certified for the Apollo-Soyuz mission which was the last Apollo mission.
Talking of Soyuz, great launch of Expedition 17 for Baikonur today....lovely clear skies. Congrats to the first South Korean Astronaut Yi So-yeon |
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Yeah, cracking launch today.
And So-yeon Yi is the cutest astronaut ever
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ISS is visible tonight - does anyone have an idea of the time etc?
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ISS is visible tonight - does anyone have an idea of the time etc?
From WSW to SSE, duration just over 4 mins, highest altitude 21°, magnitude -0.5 For info on visibilty from your own location, check... www.heavens-above.com |
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For me, best pass is at around 8:55pm
From WSW to SSE, duration just over 4 mins, highest altitude 21°, magnitude -0.5 For info on visibilty from your own location, check... www.heavens-above.com
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Yeah, cracking launch today.
And So-yeon Yi is the cutest astronaut ever ![]() Sir, I would recommened Dolland & Aitchison. |
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Sir, I would recommened Dolland & Aitchison.
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Easy. Here you go!
There's also Julie Payette. http://images.google.com/images?clie...=1&sa=N&tab=wi |
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I thought Lisa Nowak was cute but then her screws loosened.
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And So-yeon Yi is the cutest astronaut ever
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