Innis, Guinness doesn't travell that well, you should no that.
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Innis, Guinness doesn't travell that well, you should no that.
Mir space station fell back to earth, actually was driven out of orbit into a fiery death. They WERE afraid it would decay into an uncontrolled decent, so they crashed it on purpose minimizing it's danger by crashing it into the ocean. The command module was launched in 1986 during the cold war. When it was destroyed it had played home to over 100 people, including Americans and other nationalities in the name of peaceful relationships and cooperation. At least in my opinion, it was a great space craft even with failing parts and dangerous circumstances that left everyone, who cared, on earth holding their breath. ;)Quote:
i had thought so too... but now there was another article in the news the other day about how the space station is rotting up there and there are two people on it that are in danger... also that they fear it could eventually fall out of orbit and land somewhere... or pieces of it
I was referring to the NEW space station. The International Space Station, it's not falling apart. It does have a crew on it. Fortunately for them and others, there is a backup to the space shuttle since it burned up in a fiery entry last summer. :( Expedition 8, I have actually intercepted transmission from it. :D They were launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome last October and docked a couple days later, it's interesting and fun to see NASA and RKA using both of their facilities and cooperating.
The downlink and uplinks for packet radio are 145.80 and 145.99 respectively.
If that article was written after 2001 then it's full of BS.
Brilliant!Quote:
Originally posted here by Ennis
Damn it havent you heard of Irelands space race program, we are sending somebody up with a pint of Guinness to see if he can drink it up there, if he can't well there aint much point going up is there?
Guiness has low (if any) carbonation. It would be perfect!
the USA now depends on russian rockets to propell their astronouts to the ISS (international space station)..
The Space shuttle is about as obsolete as a C64 in a cybercafe !
The 60 called they want their space race back !!!
The only reason I can see is G.W.Bush thinking that if all Americans look up to the skies they don't see the starving people in the street and the fact that education in USA is at an all time low is proppably only good for getting more votes..
Jinx - Just an FYI, counting on gaining political prosperity by debasing America is a LOOOONG standing Democratic party ploy, not a Republican standard.Quote:
Originally posted here by the_JinX
The only reason I can see is G.W.Bush thinking that if all Americans look up to the skies they don't see the starving people in the street and the fact that education in USA is at an all time low is proppably only good for getting more votes..
Education in America is at a all time low for a wide variety of reasons. My personal opinion is that the lack of 2 parent families and a school systems that teaches our childern that it is OK to fail, as long as you try your best attitude, are America's two biggest problems. In the future, President Bush's plan of standardized testing will ensure a minimal and demonstrated learning level, and will be a significant benefit to America. Thus leading to the obvious here, - Education is a Major political issue in America, along with Illegal immigration, political spending on campaign funds, etc. If President Bush was atempting to distract the American people from issues at home, he would be ignoring these issues at home. President Bush has not ignored domestic issues, rather he has addressed each one in turn.
As for Starving people in the streets of America - There are plenty of programs in America available for feeding the Hungry, providing shelter, teaching of workforce skills etc. The truly homeless people in America are those people that are either addicts of some sorts, utterly lazy, or to proud to take a job that is considered "beneath" their capabilities. Digging ditches to put food on the table for my family would not be enjoyable, but I would gladly do so to provide for my family.
President Bush wants to push for the stars because Americans are know to be over achievers when provided with a vision and a plan. What better vision is there than to spur the inventive imagination of the American people with the prospect of colonizing space?
Don't take it personally, but Americans are known for being arrogant and spending more then they need to. That's the general rep anyway. Chances are Bush wants to go to the moon because he doesn't realise no one really care about it since we've been there already and wants to go to mars in the hope of finding life there he can start a war with. I want to know what they are really going to do once we get there. Fish? Come on, prepare terroforming plans or stay home.
No offense, but that's just ridiculous.Quote:
Chances are Bush wants to go to the moon because he doesn't realise no one really care about it since we've been there already and wants to go to mars in the hope of finding life there he can start a war with.
Now that's a legitimate question.Quote:
I want to know what they are really going to do once we get there. Fish?
I wholly agree.Quote:
Come on, prepare terroforming plans or stay home.
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Ennis
Might be a bit late but didnt they scrap the guinness project? I heard that they had too many technical problems. Firstly someone kept drinking the pint of Guinness used in the simulations and secondly some boffin realised that in the almost zero gravity of close space it would take three seperate space flights to finish the mission.
First flight to pull the first draught. Wait three to six months for it to settle. Second to pull the second draught. Wait three to six months for it too settle. Third the all important flight to drink it.
I think the eireonauts(irish for astronaut) got decided it was just easier to get pissed in the local. :D