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rosetta landing on comet(10 year old technology)
30,000 miles per hour 4pm today
300 million miles
http://rosetta.esa.int/
30,000 miles per hour 4pm today
300 million miles
http://rosetta.esa.int/
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An extraordinary achievement if the Europeans pull it off. Landing on a comet is beyond science fiction.
But these events are never the same without Patrick Moore and James Burke in the studio. A holographic Patrick Moore would still have more life in him than any of the new Sky At Night presenters. And I would love to see James Burke just one more time striding around the studio in comedy spectacles with an aerial sticking out of his backside. Particularly as Chit Chat has recently gone to the trouble of discovering he's still alive. If Brian Cox is there I'm turning over and watching Colombo. |
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great stuff. Thanks for the link
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BBC : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-29985988
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new time
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I've got to go out...will miss it
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William Shatner @WilliamShatner · 2m2 minutes ago
So the away team Philea is on it's way down to the comet's surface. Fingers crossed  |
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Astonishing, detailed photos of the comet surface:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/sets/72157638315605535/  |
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Sky should've sent Kay Burley onto the comet.
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Is this more difficult than landing on the moon due to the surface of the comet?
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I wonder if this mission control centre we're seeing now looks like the BF ChitChat mods office?
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You'd think they'd be able to afford more seats.
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Definitely imo, injera. The Lunar Module had two people inside steering it and looking with their eyes for a safe place to land. This has no visual contact, and just look at that surface in those pictures.
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probe lands shergar's london bus on elvis
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Proof needed!
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We need a photo with one of today's newspapers.
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Thanks Screaming..
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Allah u Akbar
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how much has it cost?
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1.3 billion Euros
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What a fantastic achievment. News that is actually significant in human history.
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I have no time for these expensive space jaunts dressed up as being significant for this, that or the other reason, it's a complete waste of money which should be spent on building schools, hospitals or finding cures for diseases, it's literally burning money.
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I actually pity you if you can't see the significance of this.
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1.3 billion Euro over 20 years, shared by about 20 countries, isn't that much in the big scheme of things
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Scandanavian_haven.....In the year 1000 BC, "Why do people need round wheels? What's wrong with the square ones anyway?"
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I understand why they've done it, but what I mean is justification, is landing on this comet going to affect anyone's life now or in the future? what practical benefits will it have? not quite as pointless as spending 10% of a countries GDP on a moon landing but still a load of excitable nerds thirst for knowledge is all it is, have pity for those sleeping on the streets crispy, I'm sitting in a very comfy desk chair with a hot cup of tea
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Agree with SH, to an extent. That money could have been used to start a war with someone.
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At what point would you restrict Research and Development?
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Well he's convinced me.... we could have bailed out 1/20 of a bank with the money they've wasted on this.
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I missed this, thought it was 7pm tonight
 One of these comets/ asteroids has our name on it so understanding how they are composed and behave is of utmost importance. Something this size would be a planet wide event on a scale of the death of the dinosaurs. Remember Chelnabynsk last year? That piece of rock injured hundreds and caused millions worth of damage. To say this mission is a waste of money is ignorance at best. AFIAK Space returns a lot more than is spent on it, estimates vary between 3x and 10x. Who knows what science will come out of this. Look forward to seeing the results of the lander in the coming weeks. |
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If it wasn't for the tech that came from spending on defence and space you'd be typing your input to this conversation on a typewriter then posting it to the The Gentlemans Betting Forum, Chapel Lane, London and waiting until Monday for the reply.
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have a look at the last (5th) episode of the Human Universe on iplayer. Coxy with a great presentation on looking beyond our own planet
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I agree it's a relatively low amount of money compared to trillions frittered away on wars etc but still could have spent the billion on increasing the low housing stock, build new schools, transport, infrastructure, more public gyms, more hospitals, better equipment, TAKE YOUR PICK, nothing worse than wasting money, unless someone can tell me this mission is actually useful other than to expand our knowledge on the earth's origins which personally bores me, I find it funny the science geeks are upset, some things are more important, they're not going to find a cure for cancer on a comet.
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Just Checking is spot on.
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Would've been funnier if you'd waited 'til the 17th imo.
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Didn`t realise that there was still a Comet we could go to. Long way to go for a bargain though
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scandanavian - One day the people of this Planet will need to go to another Planet for the human race to survive and this is the first steps to doing so. It`s ok sitting in a nice chair drinking coffee knowing that such an event won`t directly effect you but we have to think long term for future generations. The Sun won`t be there forever. Hope this helps.
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no it doesn't
if you really think that's their aim, how does tracking and landing on a comet enable us to travel to and survive on another planet? explain that one in detail |
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N.A.S.A will be p^ssed off they have been outdone
waiting for announcement haileys comet |