Way OT: Nasa TV

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Lee_D

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• Sep 10, 2006

• #1

Well I blundered across this after clocking the launch on the BBC web site,
they are docking with the Space station tomorrow and broadcast quite a bit
live. Theres a running commentary on the NASA TV link , Crew are due in bed
in 30 + min so may be not much happening in the immediate future.

www.nasa.gov and select the Nasa TV links

Though it would be of interest as so many of us are living the dream with
our landies

Lee D

 

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Ian Rawlings

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• Sep 10, 2006

• #2

On 2006-09-10, Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:

> Though it would be of interest as so many of us are living the dream with
> our landies

I thought you meant we are a bunch of space cadets!

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

 

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Derek

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• Sep 11, 2006

• #3

"Ian Rawlings" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 2006-09-10, Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Though it would be of interest as so many of us are living the dream with
>> our landies
>
> I thought you meant we are a bunch of space cadets!
>
> --
> Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

LOL I would have deleted the reference to Bydo before mentioning space
cadets mate

Derek

pot'hbe'chug yay qatlh p"eghlu'

pauses to see who understands the irony

 

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Ian Rawlings

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• Sep 11, 2006

• #4

On 2006-09-10, Derek <[email protected]> wrote:

> pot'hbe'chug yay qatlh p"eghlu'
>
> pauses to see who understands the irony

Eugh. A trekkie.

<wipes monitor with disinfectant>

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

 

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David G. Bell

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• Sep 11, 2006

• #5

On Sunday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Ian Rawlings" wrote:

> On 2006-09-10, Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Though it would be of interest as so many of us are living the dream with
> > our landies
>
> I thought you meant we are a bunch of space cadets!

I think the British Space Agency might hesitate over sending a Land
Rover to the Moon or Mars. But they're about the only places Land Rovers
haven't been.

Yet.

--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six."

 

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Andrew Robert Breen

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• Sep 11, 2006

• #6

In article <[email protected]>,
David G. Bell <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sunday, in article
> <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "Ian Rawlings" wrote:
>
>> On 2006-09-10, Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > Though it would be of interest as so many of us are living the dream with
>> > our landies
>>
>> I thought you meant we are a bunch of space cadets!
>
>I think the British Space Agency might hesitate over sending a Land
>Rover to the Moon or Mars. But they're about the only places Land Rovers
>haven't been.

We (well, ESA..) are sticking with Russian technology for that sort of
stuff. They're the ones with the pedigree: it's from the same
design bureau as did Lunakhod, way back when.

The 1/2-scale trial chassis arrives here soon

>Yet.




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Andy Breen ~ Not speaking on behalf of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Feng Shui: an ancient oriental art for extracting
money from the gullible (Martin Sinclair)

 

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Lee_D

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• Sep 11, 2006

• #7

Andrew Robert Breen <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
>
> We (well, ESA..) are sticking with Russian technology for that sort of
> stuff. They're the ones with the pedigree: it's from the same
> design bureau as did Lunakhod, way back when.
>
> The 1/2-scale trial chassis arrives here soon
>
>> Yet.
>
>

Well at least that explains where all the Zils are going to off ebay

Lee D

 

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Andrew Robert Breen

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• Sep 11, 2006

• #8

In article <[email protected]>,
Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
>Andrew Robert Breen <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
>>
>> We (well, ESA..) are sticking with Russian technology for that sort of
>> stuff. They're the ones with the pedigree: it's from the same
>> design bureau as did Lunakhod, way back when.
>>
>> The 1/2-scale trial chassis arrives here soon

>Well at least that explains where all the Zils are going to off ebay

If it's as tough as them (or a GAZ), we're probably OK..

Tell you, though - I've never seen anything, ever, which has axle
articulation like this thing. Six wheels, all with independent
steering, drive and height. Dam' thing can probably walk as well
as roll..

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Andy Breen ~ Not speaking on behalf of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth

"Who dies with the most toys wins" (Gary Barnes)