Reflections From a Murky Pond

In the approximately 69 years Mankind has had a space program, 19 people have died in direct spaceflight incidents, and some number more have perished in related activities. Beyond that, hundreds of animals – including monkeys, dogs, mice, and rats – have also been sacrificed in our quest for the stars.

So yeah, when fully weighted, Artemis is expensive. I just hope it’s worth the cost in blood and treasure.

Tags: America | Artemis | Death | Society | Space | Space Program | Space Travel

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As one of my wives informed me over our morning coffee, yesterday, October 1st, was NASA’s 63^rd birthday. So, Happy Birthday, NASA!

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Well, Perseverance aka Percy – our latest rover sent to Mars – has sent back its first images and we’re obviously fucked. 😆

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This entry was posted on Saturday, February 20th, 2021 at 7:30 am and is filed under Humor. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

That’s No Dwarf Planet

Nasa’s New Horizon spacecraft has reached Pluto, culminating a decade and a half of dreams and effort. The cheers and celebrations were, however, not without there being concerns raised by New Horizon’s first hi-res photos of Pluto.

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The Great Houses are arrayed and truly they do and shall vie with one another for supremacy.

But which House shall hold the highest of thrones, or will this all end with dust or snow blowing across a vast field of graves?

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