The Space Thread

[Davelfc]

Mars missions from China and the United Arab Emirates arrive in orbit around the Red Planet this week, followed by the landing of NASA's Mars rover Perseverance next week. 

The UAE's Hope orbiter is set to arrive at the Red Planet on Tuesday, with China's Tianwen-1 mission following less than a day later.

 

https://www.space.com/mars-missions-from-china-uae-arrive-soon

 

 

 

China has made it to Mars.

The nation's first fully homegrown Mars mission, Tianwen-1, arrived in orbit around the Red Planet today (Feb. 10), according to Chinese media reports.

 

The milestone makes China the sixth entity to get a probe to Mars, joining the United States, the Soviet Union, the European Space Agency, India and the United Arab Emirates, whose Hope orbiter made it to the Red Planet just yesterday (Feb. 9).

 

And today's achievement sets the stage for something even more epic a few months from now — the touchdown of Tianwen-1's lander-rover pair on a large plain in Mars' northern hemisphere called Utopia Planitia, which is expected to take place this May. (China doesn't typically publicize details of its space missions in advance, so we don't know for sure exactly when that landing will occur.)

[Davelfc]

 

 

[dockers_strike]

This still knocks me out after all these years! Utter fucking calmness beyond belief considering!

 

 

[dockers_strike]

For those who walk amongst us and say computers couldnt have been used during the Moon landings, this is the video for you!

 

It's quite long at 80 minutes so you need to have some perseverance!

 

The guy might seem a bit geeky but he gives one of the best presentations Ive seen about the computers used.

 

 

[Harry's Lad]

NASA's  Perseverance rover lands on Mars (hopefully) today after a 7 month journey. 

It's on live on Sky News at 8:45 pm UK time tonight for those interested. 

[Scooby Dudek]

10 minutes ago, Harry's Lad said:

NASA's  Perseverance rover lands on Mars (hopefully) today after a 7 month journey. 

It's on live on Sky News at 8:45 pm UK time tonight for those interested. 

This is not a dig but the bolded bit really irritates me, in a totally irrational way so I know it is my issue. It is on Sky news tonight, if people are interested or not.

 

As an aside I am interested and thanks for posting.

[rb14]

@Scooby Dudek indeed. And here's one of my many similar irrational irritations, this particular example written by DaveU in his most recent m@tch rep0rt...

" I’ve been talking for a few weeks about 'rock bottom' and whether I felt we’d reached it or not." There's no need for the "or not". It's everywhere nowadays, it's sloppy and it's deeply annoying.

 

And I don't care whether or not you agree with me. See? Or not. 

 

And I too am interested. 

 

[rb14]

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[Charles Penrose]

Fascinating as it is, I’ve found myself drawn to the opposite end of the scale these last few years. Quantum physics seems to be far more interesting to me nowadays. 

[Harry's Lad]

3 hours ago, Harry's Lad said:

NASA's  Perseverance rover lands on Mars (hopefully) today after a 7 month journey. 

It's on live on Sky News at 8:45 pm UK time tonight for those interested. 

Edit,

       The programme starts at 8:30.

[Bobby Hundreds]

2 hours ago, Charles Penrose said:

Fascinating as it is, I’ve found myself drawn to the opposite end of the scale these last few years. Quantum physics seems to be far more interesting to me nowadays. 

What about grammar?

[rb14]

30 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

What about grammar?

Indeed. Completely misses the point. *Shakes head. 

[dockers_strike]

Ramping up the ante with the Mars entry phase now!

[Guest]

 

[dockers_strike]

Succesful landing. Qa'pla!

[SasaS]

Are they ready in Hollywood with first fake picures yet?

[dockers_strike]

Just now, SasaS said:

Are they ready in Hollywood with first fake picures yet?

Already up! A few rocks in front of the lander.

[Guest]

[Davelfc]

[Davelfc]

Would be incredible if they discovered fossils on that riverbed, would be even more incredible if they told us. 

 

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/where-is-the-rover/

[Anubis]

 

“Fire up the Tripods! Those bloody Earthlings are dumping their junk on us again.”

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Anubis said:

 

“Fire up the Tripods! Those bloody Earthlings are dumping their junk on us again.”

No mask? Tut.

[Davelfc]

No one could have dreamed we were being scrutinized, as someone with a microscope
studies creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water.

 

Few men even considered the possibility of life on other planets and yet, across the gulf of space, minds
immeasurably superior to ours regarded this Earth with envious eyes, and slowly and
surely, they drew their plans against us.
 

[Anubis]

22 minutes ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

No mask? Tut.

Gives us a fighting chance.

[Rico1304]

 

Remember when I got stuck on a motorway at the same time R4 were broadcasting an updated version of War Of The Worlds and I genuinely thought we were being invaded? Cunt.