#June2012
Kepler Scientists Find Weird Solar System Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before. Humility ++
Deep space examination continues to improve in its accuracy, and with that it brings continual humility to our speculative asses. How many times do we have to say “oh shit we found something unlike anything we’ve previously thought possible!” before we grab the reins on our humanity swag and drink some humility.
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NASA and FAA Partnering For New Commercial Space Flight Standards.
NASA and the FAA are teaming up to give us some new commercial space flight standards. All this means to my brain is that we’re getting some serious commercial space flight going.
Former NASA Scientist: FTL May Be Achieved Between Years 2300 and 3000. There Goes My Bucket List.
FTL travel is the holy grail of science-fiction dorks. It is what shall let us venture into the depths of space, colonizing planets and ruining shit outside of our own solar system. Unfortunately, we aren’t anywhere near achieving the son of a bitch, if it’s even possible.
NASA: VOYAGER 1 Has Almost Left Our Solar System. Hell Yeah.
Voyager 1 has been working its way out of our solar system for a long, long, long goddamn time. If calculations by astronomical wizards are correct, it is pretty much there.
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Returning To Earth Today At 11:44 ET
The SpaceX Dragon Capsule has already given all of his space dorks swollen groins by being the first commercial-thingy to dock with the ISS. Now it is going to return home, collect the roses laid at its feet, and tongue-screw all of our mothers. We are fine with this.
ISS Astronaut After Seeing The Inside of SpaceX Dragon Capsule: Looks Like A “Sci-Fi Set”
The SpaceX Dragon capsule is all up at the ISS, being awesome. Holding court. One of the astronauts at the ISS has posted impressions of the capsule, and all indications is that it is super-swank mode.
Russia Planning On Builidng PERMANENT MOON BASE; My Space Heart Swells
The Cold War is heating up again! Russia is going full Bond, revealing their intentions of building a permanent base. ‘Cept I don’t really care that its Russia, cause at least someone is planning it. ‘Cept I don’t think they’d tell anyone if they were building something nefarious. Or would they? Plot! Thickens!
SpaceX Making Another Launch Attempt Tomorrow At 3:44 AM EST
SpaceX had to cancel its attempted launch on Saturday at quite literally the last second. We ain’t talking the overused, played out notion of the word. They crushed the attempt with a second left, due to concerns over valves and uh, things. Tomorrow they’re going to give it another go.
Close-Up of Saturn’s Moon Dione Reveals Pock Marks, But She Is Still A Beautiful Bitty.
Hell of a picture right hurr, taken by Cassini. Check out a close-up of Saturn’s moon Dione, with all sorts of interesting things happening in the back ground.
SpaceX Is Ready For Saturday’s Historic Launch; Commercial Space Domination!
If the Gods smile upon everything tomorrow as we suspect they will, the day will mark the launch of Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket. Gods further willing, the son of a bitch will dock with the ISS for the first of many, many times.
