Comments on: STS-127: A Mission in Pictures http://www.universetoday.com/2009/07/28/sts-127-a-mission-in-pictures/ Space and astronomy news Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:34:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: RUFhttp://www.universetoday.com/2009/07/28/sts-127-a-mission-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-69151 RUF Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:50:38 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=36126#comment-69151 Manu said: "...at the cost of sending a gram into orbit, you'd expect more relevant stuff. "Beats the heck out of a shuttle mission that delivers groceries to the ISS and picks up garbage to take home! Manu said:
"…at the cost of sending a gram into orbit, you'd expect more relevant stuff. "

Beats the heck out of a shuttle mission that delivers groceries to the ISS and picks up garbage to take home!

]]> By: Manuhttp://www.universetoday.com/2009/07/28/sts-127-a-mission-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-69123 Manu Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:13:28 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=36126#comment-69123 Aqua: I'm deadly serious... This is not even connected to my recent rants against manned spaceflight. Even though I deem them useless, I nonetheless share the fascination, admire the guys who did it, enjoyed the celebrations, read as much stuff as I could these last few days. But I've never given much love to erecting statues, naming streets and unveiling plaques. This one beats them all, and that's it. This stone actually *came* from the Moon, so what is this little ridiculous trip about? Aqua: I'm deadly serious…
This is not even connected to my recent rants against manned spaceflight. Even though I deem them useless, I nonetheless share the fascination, admire the guys who did it, enjoyed the celebrations, read as much stuff as I could these last few days.
But I've never given much love to erecting statues, naming streets and unveiling plaques.
This one beats them all, and that's it. This stone actually *came* from the Moon, so what is this little ridiculous trip about?

]]> By: Aquahttp://www.universetoday.com/2009/07/28/sts-127-a-mission-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-69108 Aqua Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:56:57 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=36126#comment-69108 Manu... you've got to be kidding? There is and will continue to be a public fascination with the Apollo project. This artifact may seem irrelevant to you, but to me? I'll give NASA a big WOW and thumbs up for this reminder that 40 YEARS AGO man first walked on the moon. MOST people I know remember exactly where they were when Neil Armstrong made those first steps!THEN. I'll give NASA a big thumbs down for taking so long to getting back to the moon! Manu… you've got to be kidding? There is and will continue to be a public fascination with the Apollo project. This artifact may seem irrelevant to you, but to me? I'll give NASA a big WOW and thumbs up for this reminder that 40 YEARS AGO man first walked on the moon. MOST people I know remember exactly where they were when Neil Armstrong made those first steps!

THEN. I'll give NASA a big thumbs down for taking so long to getting back to the moon!

]]> By: Manuhttp://www.universetoday.com/2009/07/28/sts-127-a-mission-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-69092 Manu Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:59:11 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=36126#comment-69092 "there was a Moon rock on board the ISS. ... It will be returned on shuttle mission STS-128 to be publicly displayed." Is this an adequate symbol of the meaninglessness of Nasa's present projects, or just sheer stupidity? Even if it's a grain of regolith in a lunar mare, at the cost of sending a gram into orbit, you'd expect more relevant stuff.[/rant] "there was a Moon rock on board the ISS. … It will be returned on shuttle mission STS-128 to be publicly displayed."
Is this an adequate symbol of the meaninglessness of Nasa's present projects, or just sheer stupidity?
Even if it's a grain of regolith in a lunar mare, at the cost of sending a gram into orbit, you'd expect more relevant stuff.

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