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No but give me a link and it will be on my reading list. As you know Dave Scott fell foul of the "no stamp collecting on moon rule".....or was that no private enterprise on the moon?
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We also learned how to remember the nine planets in order from the sun, Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto (ok. I know, technically Pluto is not considered to be a planet anymore).
It goes like this, Many Volcanoes Erupt Mulberry Jam Sandwiches Under Normal Pressure. I use an space picture as my wallpaper. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1..._wallpaper.jpg |
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Thanks ever so much.
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We're going to have to come up with a new mnemonic now that Pluto is no longer accepted as a planet.
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We're going to have to come up with a new mnemonic now that Pluto is no longer accepted as a planet.
I use an space picture as my wallpaper. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1..._wallpaper.jpg |
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Tis done already! See here.
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Only 10 days to the launch of Endeavour to the ISS.
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When the Earthquake struck half the country the other day i had a bad feeling it was caused by the Large Hadron Collider being turned on lol.
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When the Earthquake struck half the country the other day i had a bad feeling it was caused by the Large Hadron Collider being turned on lol.
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When the Earthquake struck half the country the other day i had a bad feeling it was caused by the Large Hadron Collider being turned on lol.
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I've just started reading this book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Afterglow-Cr...4384279&sr=1-1 about the discovery of cosmic background radiation and the COBE satellite programme. It's a great read so far. |
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Can you imagine a program like "Tomorrows World" suceeding as peaktime TV these days?
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Betta get in quick, lads and lasses!
Especially considering massive cuts to ESTABLISHED UK science (esp. astronomy) budgets. Sadly UK involvement in so many current and future international collaborations seems doubtful. Not to mention redundancies at home. But hardly unque on the part of THIS government. The UK (unlike most EU countries) never seems to value or promote research and enterprise in these areas... But as we know science and maths are not considered prized subjects anymore. But any nation without a decent space programme could look second rate in the near future. We can't just rely on Virgin Galactic!
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I've just started reading this book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Afterglow-Cr...4384279&sr=1-1 about the discovery of cosmic background radiation and the COBE satellite programme. It's a great read so far. |
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I think only Brainiac on Sky with Hammond has been considered a real success in recent years. I read some media pundit said it was the science show that all stations wanted. So science and technology done Top Gear style is the way forward!
It is leagues above Brainiac although, to be fair, I think they are running out of original things to 'bust' by now. |
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Is it true that there's something like a string near the sun and if that snapped then the world would end because nothing would be able to stay still
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I think what made it a prized possession was having Richard Hammond on it with his cheeky humour.
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Link to UK Civil Space Strategy 2008 - 2012 for those who don't know and might be interested. There's a downloadable pdf.
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Is it true that there's something like a string near the sun and if that snapped then the world would end because nothing would be able to stay still
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Is it true that there's something like a string near the sun and if that snapped then the world would end because nothing would be able to stay still
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Is it true that there's something like a string near the sun and if that snapped then the world would end because nothing would be able to stay still
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Only 10 days to the launch of Endeavour to the ISS.
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This image from Mars is one of my all time favourites. You can almost imagine being there. Simply beautiful.
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...a_2sub_800.jpg |
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This image from Mars is one of my all time favourites. You can almost imagine being there. Simply beautiful.
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...a_2sub_800.jpg This is a picture I quite like although it is faked to some extent. See Martian Analemma. |
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Taling of analemmas I like this one. Analemma over New Jersey.
This movie is great. Movie of making an analemma. and the year 2006 passes before your eyes. |
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This image from Mars is one of my all time favourites. You can almost imagine being there. Simply beautiful.
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/galle...a_2sub_800.jpg |
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