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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Wed 1 Apr 22:09
For us space nerds it’s -0:14:18 mins til Artemis II lifts off for its journey to the moon. It won’t be landing on the moon but orbiting it and will be breaking the distance travelled record.
You can watch it live on BBC News from 11:24pm our time and also on NASA’s you tube channel.
🌙 🚀
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
Post Edited (Wed 01 Apr 23:10)
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Wed 1 Apr 22:27
Why they have a manned space flight and not even land on the moon is bizarre.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: Bletchley_Par
Date: Wed 1 Apr 22:43
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe like
Date: Wed 1 Apr 22:27
Why they have a manned space flight and not even land on the moon is bizarre.
Apollo 8 orbited without landing.
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Wed 1 Apr 22:50
If you read about, it you’ll understand why. It’s been 50 years since NASA has sent a spacecraft into orbit so it needs to navigate this first before further test flights can be conducted.
From NASA ~ This mission is to lay the ground for a lunar landing by astronauts in the Artemis IV mission, planned for 2028.
Ahead of that, Nasa plans another crewed test mission, Artemis III, in 2027, to rehearse Orion`s rendezvous and docking with one or more lunar landers and to try out the new spacesuits if they are ready in time.
Nasa has picked two rival commercial landers for Artemis: SpaceX`s Starship and a craft designed by Jeff Bezos`s company Blue Origin, and will decide closer to the time which vehicles fly which missions.
When Artemis IV finally flies, the astronauts will be heading to the Moon`s south pole.
After this, the aim is to have another landing later in 2028 with the Artemis V mission, to build up the capability for a sustained human presence on the Moon.”
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Wed 1 Apr 23:43
Some absolutely phenomenal stats after launch......10000 mph after 5 minutes........15000 mph after 7 minutes.
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Wed 1 Apr 23:47
It’s amazing eh? I love learning about it all.
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Wed 1 Apr 23:49
I can understand why some will feel like "why?" but I find utterly fascinating.
Fingers crossed it all goes to plan and they return safely.
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
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Topic Originator: OzPar
Date: Thu 2 Apr 00:00
Iran’s hypersonic missiles can exceed 15,000 mph.
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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Thu 2 Apr 00:16
Are there 4 folk sat on top of them?
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
Post Edited (Thu 02 Apr 00:16)
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Topic Originator: sadindiefreak
Date: Thu 2 Apr 00:38
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OzPar, Thu 2 Apr 00:00
Iran’s hypersonic missiles can exceed 15,000 mph.
Wrong.
They go at up to Mach15 which is 11500 mph.
Or 18500km/h
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