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Should get a good view of the ISS going over the UK tonight from 11:54pm for 7 mins rising in the west
Fri Jul 15, 11:54 PM7 min61°10° above WSW10° above E
 
Is a great series on Disney+ about Mars mission. One question posed: why do we want to go and live on Mars? The answer: right now we have an extinction event risk. If we are on 2 or more planets that risk goes down to practically 0. That makes me think it’s vital we get this done sooner rather than later.

Which got me thinking about Fermi paradox. One theory for why there is not clear evidence of aliens was that civilisations get to a certain point then cease to exist. That would suggest that no other species has ever got as technically advanced as humans and managed any form of planetary colonisation - which is either startling or humbling. Let’s not fuck it up now girls and boys.
 
metalblue said:
Is a great series on Disney+ about Mars mission. One question posed: why do we want to go and live on Mars? The answer: right now we have an extinction event risk. If we are on 2 or more planets that risk goes down to practically 0. That makes me think it’s vital we get this done sooner rather than later.

Which got me thinking about Fermi paradox. One theory for why there is not clear evidence of aliens was that civilisations get to a certain point then cease to exist. That would suggest that no other species has ever got as technically advanced as humans and managed any form of planetary colonisation - which is either startling or humbling. Let’s not fuck it up now girls and boys.
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Which is why civilisations can never meet. Or even be aware of each other. the distance and TIME between any two civilisations may be too vast.
I think we're too far from being able to colonise other planets. We're doomed.
 
metalblue said:
Is a great series on Disney+ about Mars mission. One question posed: why do we want to go and live on Mars? The answer: right now we have an extinction event risk. If we are on 2 or more planets that risk goes down to practically 0. That makes me think it’s vital we get this done sooner rather than later.

Which got me thinking about Fermi paradox. One theory for why there is not clear evidence of aliens was that civilisations get to a certain point then cease to exist. That would suggest that no other species has ever got as technically advanced as humans and managed any form of planetary colonisation - which is either startling or humbling. Let’s not fuck it up now girls and boys.
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Is that the docudrama?

I enjoyed the factual bits but found the drama sequences tedious.

Oh, and by the way, who designed a habitat with a door leading straight out to the Martian atmosphere?

Disney don't have series 2?
 
tregyblue61 said:
Is that the docudrama?

I enjoyed the factual bits but found the drama sequences tedious.

Oh, and by the way, who designed a habitat with a door leading straight out to the Martian atmosphere?

Disney don't have series 2?
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It was. Agreed the drama bit they can keep the factual was quite interesting.

I’ve only watched a few episodes so far.
 
Marklr said:
Which is why civilisations can never meet. Or even be aware of each other. the distance and TIME between any two civilisations may be too vast.
I think we're too far from being able to colonise other planets. We're doomed.
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I think I recall reading an estimate, based on our current tech, that it would take a billion years for humans to colonise the Milky Way, and maybe 10 billion years to colonise the observable universe. Huge numbers but when you consider some galaxies are 5billion years older than ours meeting another civilisation might not be that fanciful. Chances of one stumbling across our planet is pretty small to non-existent but equally the changes of our tech not advancing massively in the next billion years is also pretty unlikely.
 
metalblue said:
I think I recall reading an estimate, based on our current tech, that it would take a billion years for humans to colonise the Milky Way, and maybe 10 billion years to colonise the observable universe. Huge numbers but when you consider some galaxies are 5billion years older than ours meeting another civilisation might not be that fanciful. Chances of one stumbling across our planet is pretty small to non-existent but equally the changes of our tech not advancing massively in the next billion years is also pretty unlikely.
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It's whether we're able to last that long.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
I'm few miles south of Cape Canaveral for a long weekend staying at Cocoa Beach.

Saturday evening there is a small satellite rocket launch and Monday morning there is a big bastard that looks like Thunderbird 1 going up.
Mad for it
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Brilliant mate.

I was lucky enough to see the space shuttle go up in 2006 from just the other side of Banana river which is the closest NASA let general members of the public watch a launch from - think it was still 6 miles away but was a clear unobstructed view across the river to the launch pad. Was incredible. Would love to watch a night launch live.
 
Gray said:
Is it just going into earth orbit?
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To the Moon and back (hopefully)!

Mission Facts:​

  • Launch date: Aug. 29, 2022
  • Mission duration: 42 days, 3 hours, 20 minutes
  • Total distance traveled: 1.3 miIlion miles
  • Re-entry speed: 24,500 mph (Mach 32)
  • Splashdown: Oct. 10, 2022

Full details of the mission can be read here:

NASA link for Artemis I mission
 
JRockBlues said:
To the Moon and back (hopefully)!

Mission Facts:​

  • Launch date: Aug. 29, 2022
  • Mission duration: 42 days, 3 hours, 20 minutes
  • Total distance traveled: 1.3 miIlion miles
  • Re-entry speed: 24,500 mph (Mach 32)
  • Splashdown: Oct. 10, 2022

Full details of the mission can be read here:

NASA link for Artemis I mission
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Many thanks for that I miss the moon landings. It was my wifes 18th birthday when Apollo X! landed on the moon.

I have the Lego Saturn V rocket on the window ledge of my home office.

Really looking forward to this launch.
 
I love science, exploration and new discoveries.

At the same time...

Can we afford moon missions let alone a base on the moon right now? Eventually... yes. Now?... no.

Let's first address climate change and only then turn our technology towards the moon and beyond.

And even when climate change is addressed - I don't think that man missions to outer space are warranted.

Numerous factors argue against manned missions to the moon or beyond given our current technology. Use AI/robotics instead.
 
metalblue said:
Brilliant mate.

I was lucky enough to see the space shuttle go up in 2006 from just the other side of Banana river which is the closest NASA let general members of the public watch a launch from - think it was still 6 miles away but was a clear unobstructed view across the river to the launch pad. Was incredible. Would love to watch a night launch live.
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I've seen 2 go up so far, in May I watched a small rocket (similar to the one tomorrow) go up at 5pm but 4 years ago saw a big rocket go up at night......wow.
There is a tiki bar at the end of Cocoa Beach pier that closes at 9pm but if a rocket is going up it stays open 30 mins after it's gone off.
This one was going off at 9.30 so we got there 6.30 to make sure we had the best view.
Around 8.30 it started to lightning- no thunder or rain just lightning. The launch was put back to 10.15, 11.00, 11.40, 12.15am and finally got the all clear for 12.40am - there were by now about 6 people and one tiki bar staff!
When it went up..... wow...... the flames from the engine being forced down and then pushed both left and right of the rocket made the sky light up for what was probably 3 seconds. We were 5 miles away but it was like day light for 3 seconds. What a site it was going up! A joy to see...... as was my.amd my friend staggering.off the pier after 6 hours of drinking!
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
I love science, exploration and new discoveries.

At the same time...

Can we afford moon missions let alone a base on the moon right now? Eventually... yes. Now?... no.

Let's first address climate change and only then turn our technology towards the moon and beyond.

And even when climate change is addressed - I don't think that man missions to outer space are warranted.

Numerous factors argue against manned missions to the moon or beyond given our current technology. Use AI/robotics instead.
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There's always a cost/benefit war with these type of things as sure as there are going to be people who question if the money could be spent better elsewhere. We really do need to start pushing the boundaries to ensure the survival of the Human Race as a species. Otherwise we'll just follow the dinosaurs into extinction. If not now, when?
 
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