The thread for space cadets!

Can't 'cause I don't have a computer for awhile. Would anyone like to research B612 and their asteroid-finding satellite (lmgtyf) to start a discussion? Recently watched a documentary on it, thought it was kind of neat.
 
Dou you mean this?
B612.jpg


Which leads us to the next question: What do you see here?
hat-or-boa.jpg
 
First question: is hobbs still around? :(

Second: I'm starting to look at places where I'd want to go to college, and I'm definitely interested in aero/astro engineering, specifically on the space side of things. Other than the obvious CalTech/MIT, where would be some good places to check out? The more the better, still got about a year until I start applying :p
 
Ha! I can't have sound on right now and I clicked on that rosetta.esa.int link and at first was amused at the ESA having to fund themselves with commercials. I thought it was an ad initially for some movie with that guy who plays Baelish on Game of Thrones. Finally figured out it's actually related to the mission (yep, the satellite was a clue.)

Looks like about two hours to touchdown! Good luck, Rosetta!
 
Argh! I completely forgot about it. :wallbash:
 
Sure about that? I hear a couple of hours ago that the thrusters were not working either and Philae was not able to decelarate, so it was going to ricochet if harpoons were no working...
 
Current harpoon status unclear, apparently.

Probe makes historic comet landing
European robot probe Philae has made the first, historic landing on a comet, after descending from its mothership.

The landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was confirmed at about 1605 GMT.

There were cheers and hugs at the control room in Darmstadt, Germany, after the signal was confirmed.

It was designed to shine a light on some of the mysteries of these icy relics from the formation of the Solar System.

The landing caps a 6.4 billion-kilometre journey that was begun a decade ago.

The lander sank about 4cm into the surface, suggesting a relatively soft surface.

But there remains some lack of clarity over whether the harpoons designed to fasten the spacecraft to the ball of ice and dust fired as intended.

...

Scientists initially said Philae's harpoons did not fire as intended, but BBC science correspondent Jonathan Amos said this remained unclear.

If they did not deploy, then scientists will take a decision on whether to re-fire them.

However, sources said that screws in the feet that are also designed to anchor the robot into the soil did work.

Earlier, a thruster system designed to push the robot down into the surface of the comet failed.
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Regardless, this is so friggin' huge. Big honking hats off to the ESA!!
 
I guess it has been a matter of luck. Instead of some rocky spot, it landed on a soft muddy surface, made a big chof! and stayed there.
 
bhsup said:
Ha! I can't have sound on right now and I clicked on that rosetta.esa.int link and at first was amused at the ESA having to fund themselves with commercials.
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I think that's actually a pretty brilliant idea. Why not slap a McDonald's logo on the next rocket and a whole bunch of other ones? Free money. You could use ad money to finance missions.

Who cares if it's called the Pepsi lander? We're on mars! In the Chipotle rover.

This is the one thing the free market might actually excel at. So why don't we let it?
 
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