NASA should be proud
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Anybody remember The Andromeda Strain[^] :~ "Reality is what refuses to go away when I stop believing in it." Philip K. Dick
Mike Mullikin wrote: Anybody remember The Andromeda Strain Definitely, seen film & have book on shelf:-D I don't think we are going to get a virus from stellar ejective matter though, it needs to be a bit more organic:suss: JohnJ looks at piece of cheese in fridge that has changed position again :omg: The Andromeda Strain is due for a remake http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-09/07/11.45.sfc[^] I enjoyed the original & the book but remakes just never seem as good:sigh: John Hudson Megan Forbes on Life's little accidents: Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night:~ :omg: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
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Anybody remember The Andromeda Strain[^] :~ "Reality is what refuses to go away when I stop believing in it." Philip K. Dick
me me me.. I do! Great movie!
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
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Considering what the platters were made of and the fact that it hit the ground at 100 MPH I have a hard time beliving that anythign of use is going to survive. Imho NASA is just not thinking too much about return methods at this point. Come on.. snagging a parachute out of mid-air with a chopper? Whats next? A big catchers mit?
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
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The samples are destroyed, or compromized at best. The capsule cracked and earth dust/sand/etc got inside. What was collected cannot be used for any scientific research. All of the work and money spent on this mission will end up with a report of what went wrong. A political document designed to save NASA funding for future space missions. Pz
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Considering what the platters were made of and the fact that it hit the ground at 100 MPH I have a hard time beliving that anythign of use is going to survive. Imho NASA is just not thinking too much about return methods at this point. Come on.. snagging a parachute out of mid-air with a chopper? Whats next? A big catchers mit?
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
I read that the snagging thing was really only to make getting the samples off the platters easier. Scientests said that it would simply be more of a mission to extracate the samples from the crushed platters if the probe were to crash land but that they would still be able to get the samples off. It would be months as opposed to weeks. Still, that was with the scenario of the chutes working but the snagging failing. Not sure if that covers the chutes not working either. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: "Gassho rei, Watson-san!" Crikey! ain't life grand?
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The samples are destroyed, or compromized at best. The capsule cracked and earth dust/sand/etc got inside. What was collected cannot be used for any scientific research. All of the work and money spent on this mission will end up with a report of what went wrong. A political document designed to save NASA funding for future space missions. Pz
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I know that the case was cracked due to very hard landing, and that the content was very delicate because it contained dust/ice particles in silicon. Now it is very likely that the dust within the capsule got mixed up with earth dust. But yea, I was guessing that it cannot be used. Pz
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Considering what the platters were made of and the fact that it hit the ground at 100 MPH I have a hard time beliving that anythign of use is going to survive. Imho NASA is just not thinking too much about return methods at this point. Come on.. snagging a parachute out of mid-air with a chopper? Whats next? A big catchers mit?
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
Ray Cassick wrote: Come on.. snagging a parachute out of mid-air with a chopper? It worked over Vietnam. Jolly Green's snagged a few thousand reconnaissance drones out of the sky, falling on parachutes. I think each one weighed in at over 4,000 pounds. You can check it out here[^]. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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They've now crashed probes in to two different planets. ;P Genesis crash lands in desert[^]
perhaps getting re-entry plans from an unknown source near Roswell, NM was a bad idea.... _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Mike Mullikin wrote: Anybody remember The Andromeda Strain Definitely, seen film & have book on shelf:-D I don't think we are going to get a virus from stellar ejective matter though, it needs to be a bit more organic:suss: JohnJ looks at piece of cheese in fridge that has changed position again :omg: The Andromeda Strain is due for a remake http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-09/07/11.45.sfc[^] I enjoyed the original & the book but remakes just never seem as good:sigh: John Hudson Megan Forbes on Life's little accidents: Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night:~ :omg: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
JohnJ wrote: JohnJ looks at piece of cheese in fridge that has changed position again Hmm, Fridge Science Experimenttm III begins.:~ There is no doubt when the first automobile race occurred. It was when the second automobile was built. - Richard Petty