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I know it's Buzz but Neil took the photo and you can see him in the helmet vizor.
What an amazing life he had.
xkcd wrote:The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there's no good reason to go into space--each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision.
xkcd wrote:The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there's no good reason to go into space--each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision.
Ideally humans should go back to the moon, and his ashes should be scattered across the Sea of Tranquillity, to mix with the moon dust. And that should form the basis of a renewed space age.stufarq wrote:Will his remains be scattered in space like Scotty?
Couldn't agree more, what a great idealazarus corporation wrote:Ideally humans should go back to the moon, and his ashes should be scattered across the Sea of Tranquillity, to mix with the moon dust. And that should form the basis of a renewed space age.stufarq wrote:Will his remains be scattered in space like Scotty?
That would be good. Sadly not gonna happen though.lazarus corporation wrote:Ideally humans should go back to the moon, and his ashes should be scattered across the Sea of Tranquillity, to mix with the moon dust. And that should form the basis of a renewed space age.stufarq wrote:Will his remains be scattered in space like Scotty?
From an emotional point of view that would be nice but from a rational pov, that money should rather be used to send a few more robots to planets, moons and asteroids, like probes to Europa (possibly a water ocean beneath the ice crust) and Titan (surface methane lakes... Solaris, anyone?)lazarus corporation wrote: Ideally humans should go back to the moon, and his ashes should be scattered across the Sea of Tranquillity, to mix with the moon dust. And that should form the basis of a renewed space age.
Hmm, not really - it depends on your aim (manned exploration or unmanned exploration). I'm very much convinced of the need for manned exploration because the technologies that get developed to achieve it will take us (by tiny steps) towards a long-term aim of being able to support life for long periods of time off-world.nowayjose wrote:From an emotional point of view that would be nice but from a rational pov, that money should rather be used to send a few more robots to planets, moons and asteroids, like probes to Europa (possibly a water ocean beneath the ice crust) and Titan (surface methane lakes... Solaris, anyone?)lazarus corporation wrote: Ideally humans should go back to the moon, and his ashes should be scattered across the Sea of Tranquillity, to mix with the moon dust. And that should form the basis of a renewed space age.
to what end? The human race has got a big enough home to f**k up without building a conservatorylazarus corporation wrote: Hmm, not really - I'm very much convinced of the need for manned exploration because the technologies that get developed to achieve it will take us (by tiny steps) towards a long-term aim of being able to support life for long periods of time off-world.
xkcd wrote:The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there's no good reason to go into space--each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision.
But it's not big enough. Overpopulation is already one of our biggest problems and it's getting exponentially worse. One of the best arguments (I think) for continued space exploration is that we need to colonise. How badly (or goodly) we take care of the planet(s) is a valid question but doesn't remove the need for expansion.paint it black wrote:to what end? The human race has got a big enough home to f**k up without building a conservatorylazarus corporation wrote: Hmm, not really - I'm very much convinced of the need for manned exploration because the technologies that get developed to achieve it will take us (by tiny steps) towards a long-term aim of being able to support life for long periods of time off-world.
... unless there's a plan to remove Will.i.am and his likes. then I'm right behind you!
Definitely not the answer or the most logical approach to the (grave) problem, imho.stufarq wrote:Overpopulation is already one of our biggest problems and it's getting exponentially worse. One of the best arguments (I think) for continued space exploration is that we need to colonise. How badly (or goodly) we take care of the planet(s) is a valid question but doesn't remove the need for expansion.
Trust me - if you're a chap over 40, with a comprehensive health insurance policy, they'll be probing Uranus as a matter of course. My medical chap told me that in a few years they'll be shoving a camera up it and all. Can't imagine what they'd want to take pictures of - I mean, what do they think they're going to find? Amelia Earhart's plane, maybe? Lord Lucan? My boss, certainly - she seems to spend an inordinate amount of time up there. She must really like it, given that she spends the rest of her time with her head up her own.Gollum's Cock wrote:But when are they going to probe Uranus...
Been there, done that, thankfully don't have the pictorial evidence. Yeah, TMI, but tough shit, innit.EvilBastard wrote: My medical chap told me that in a few years they'll be shoving a camera up it and all.
EvilBastard wrote:My boss, certainly - she seems to spend an inordinate amount of time up there. She must really like it, given that she spends the rest of her time with her head up her own.