2010: the year we make etc etc

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/28/object_2010_kq/

experts say it's more likely to be the booster stage from a previous interplanetary mission in the past (rather than an alien spacecraft).

what interplanetary missions of the past? we haven't been on any...do they mean the likes of Voyager etc? surely they haven't got big boosters on them or anthing - they're just little-ish satellite type things aren't they?

ALIENS IS COMING

well i didnt read the article but have we got robots yet

  On 5/28/2010 at 1:11 PM, BCM said:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/28/object_2010_kq/

 

experts say it's more likely to be the booster stage from a previous interplanetary mission in the past (rather than an alien spacecraft).

 

what interplanetary missions of the past? we haven't been on any...do they mean the likes of Voyager etc? surely they haven't got big boosters on them or anthing - they're just little-ish satellite type things aren't they?

 

ALIENS IS COMING

well if you dont understand how satellitey things get into space and you cant be fucked learning because hurr durr knowledge is bad, theres only one possible answer

jeebuz

I understand how they get into space of course, but this thing is approaching from far away, surely the rockets and boosters used to put the thing in space just fall into orbit (and eventually back to earth) very quickly. I meant that Voyager and the likes don't have big boosters attached to them once they're in space and on their way...

I think to get to Pluto, it would have had to have quite a lot of "boost" really

this is voyager 2 on the launchpad:

plus you have way more than just 2 Voyager missions to choose from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Solar_System_exploration

yeah, but all those boosters are jettisoned really quickly after it breaks out of earth's gravity - it literally does just coast to Pluto or wherever with no more boosting apart from perhaps slingshotting around a planet for a speed boost.

Yeah but I thought all the big propulsion stages shouldn't have gone really far into space, as BCM says? If you know so much about it just explain

Edit: yeah what he said

*twiddles thumbs waiting for robots*

fuck if i know. depends on exactly where each stage gets dropped whether its gonna fall back to earth, go into orbit, or continue in a straight line. a return mission would need to carry its booster stages all the way to the other body where they might or might not escape the gravitational pull of said body after jettison. you might have missions that hang on to a booster stage for a course change or something.

internet has not been very helpful on this, but i have learned that the Baikonur Cosmodrome is extremely IDM

didnt we have an actual NASA person on wattum at one stage?

*prepares for impending doom*

*calls Will Smith*

hopefully the booster isn't returning from hell.

WHERE WER GOIN, WE WONT NEED BOOSTERS

well, I for one would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new alien overlords.

Stephen Hawkin must be shitting his pants right now.

He uses adult diapers , he will be fine.

i think i just saw an alient. yes an alient.

fucking aliens are worse that BoC. Get it over with, already...

make does not sense

  On 5/28/2010 at 2:46 PM, BCM said:

well, I for one would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new alien overlords.

same. but they won't be over Lorders. ;)

  On 5/29/2010 at 2:05 AM, lumpenprol said:

fucking aliens are worse that BoC. Get it over with, already...

this guy has some serious flesh eating (alien) ants in is pants... lol

2010: The Year We Make Pancakes

slight threadjack but this prob belongs in here as well

http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2010/05/12/test/

click the picture for the (misleading) animation, it's a star that has changed drastically in intensity over 18 months and the animation is showing the difference between the highest and lowest points.

  On 5/29/2010 at 12:24 AM, GORDO said:

Stephen Hawkin must be shitting his pants right now.

in his physical condition, this is always a possibility

i change said pants, and they wreak of Genius! ......... LA ppl, i could sell you said pants... for like some health shake shit.. PM me.