3rd June 1965, Major Edward H. White II becomes the 1st American astronaut to walk in space.(50s)White floated in space, flying more than 100 miles (160 kms) above the Pacific Ocean at speeds exceeding 17,500 mph (28,100 kmh) "That's right, CAP COM, it's very easy to maneuver with the gun," White said. (an oxygen-propelled gun called the... See More »
What Fact Amazes You Every Time You Think of It?It amazes me the Distances involved when talking about the Universe. I am always amazed with the Voyager Spacecrafts, they took 43 years travelling at 62,140 km/h, 38,612 mph to leave our Solar System.
Is the Moon a part of MarsMr Trump thinks it is. He tweeted ""For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon - We did that 50 years ago, They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars ,of which the Moon... See More »
All set for Mars 2020 Mission?Work on the Mars 2020 Rover is nearing completion as the July/August 2020 launch date approaches. Mission engineers just attached the Mars Helicopter to the belly of the rover, where it will make the journey to Mars. Both the solar-powered... See More » (4)
We are about to make "First Contact"? [Spirituality & Religion]Astronomers detect eight new potential Alien Signals. In 2007, astronomers discovered a high-energy radio signal emanating from far beyond our galaxy. And because it turned up for no obvious reason, some academics began speculating that the signal... See More »
How long before Humans become extinct?(both)I'll posit, maybe never. Even with the inevitable death of the Sun, humans will most likely gone out into interstellar space and colonised other planets
Into star stuff?I'm about to watch part 4 of Profession Brian Cox's remake of the 5 part series, The Planets This episode concentrates on Saturn. Love Star Stuff
Greetings Earthlings?(both)I have arrived from Planet WD29299 in the system of Iapitus Cnoghosis. Here to taste test the local Fauna. Those found acceptable to my palate will be accompanying me back to my system and become the root stock for our Nouvelle cuisine aimed... See More »
