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The worst of it all was the "visualisation" of the capsule surrounded by "flame" as it came back through the atmosphere, which was upside down (entering pointy end first) and must have confused many about where the heat-shield fitted in the grand scheme of things.
During the extensive self-congratulations, there was virtually no mention of the perfect and vital contribution of the Service Module, designed and made by the European Space Agency (built in Germany I believe).
For over 50 years, the doubters have said Apollo could never have gone to the Moon as humans get frazzled going through the Van Allen belt. Well...maybe not
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I see that just about the time that Artemis took off, Trump proposed a hefty cut in NASA's budget. The Head of NASA has said that to continue with Artemis on the planned scheduled (people on the Moon in 2028), the Space Station may have to be ended earlier than planned.
During the extensive self-congratulations, there was virtually no mention of the perfect and vital contribution of the Service Module, designed and made by the European Space Agency (built in Germany I believe).
For over 50 years, the doubters have said Apollo could never have gone to the Moon as humans get frazzled going through the Van Allen belt. Well...maybe not
.I see that just about the time that Artemis took off, Trump proposed a hefty cut in NASA's budget. The Head of NASA has said that to continue with Artemis on the planned scheduled (people on the Moon in 2028), the Space Station may have to be ended earlier than planned.
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Thats because it has no war head on the end of it...The worst of it all was the "visualisation" of the capsule surrounded by "flame" as it came back through the atmosphere, which was upside down (entering pointy end first) and must have confused many about where the heat-shield fitted in the grand scheme of things.
During the extensive self-congratulations, there was virtually no mention of the perfect and vital contribution of the Service Module, designed and made by the European Space Agency (built in Germany I believe).
For over 50 years, the doubters have said Apollo could never have gone to the Moon as humans get frazzled going through the Van Allen belt. Well...maybe not
I see that just about the time that Artemis took off, Trump proposed a hefty cut in NASA's budget. The Head of NASA has said that to continue with Artemis on the planned scheduled (people on the Moon in 2028), the Space Station may have to be ended earlier than planned.
(please no politics)
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Is that not more to do with a Richard head in charge! The whole technology aspect of the space thing I find quite interesting, but costs are mind boggling…I once attended a talk on project management by the guy who was heavily involved in putting the little thing on Mars for samples, really interesting, but the costs would have cleared the third world debt and fed Africa for 50 years or so.Thats because it has no war head on the end of it...
In fairness the spin offs from space programmes, F1 and even wars do bring many benefits to the World.
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i stayed out of the other post but seen as someone has rebuted some stuff via this post i might as well add my thoughts to it
they deserve there cut after the disgusting latest space flight
i havent seen the need for the expense to do a fly by of the moon and to take photos further out from the moon
what a waste of time and money that nasa has disgustingly wasted
i didnt see the point in watching this space exploration as there was no benefit in it
I think some of my customers in the UK would disagree with you. Where do you think the money goes? It keeps people in good quality jobs around the World and that money filters everywhere.
The original Apollo programme used splashdown parachutes made in Wales
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A guy I used to jump with was involved with the parachutes used by ArtemisThe original Apollo programme used splashdown parachutes made in Wales
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the thing that has really bugged me about this mission, not that i have followed it, is the fact that news reporters feel the need to massively over exagerate the figures...BBC R1 news presenter yester day stated that they will 'hurtle' towards earth, re-enter the atmoshphere and then touch down at 25,000kmh...now im fully aware that they will have reached those speeds, but to be telling people they are going to touch down at that speed only exaserbates the online flat earth idiots into trying to pretend its all fake becasue they believe these statements and think we are meant to believe they are slamming into the ocean at mach jesus
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I get the point, pushing the envelope and product development. But I personally could live quite happily with out formula 1 or wars for that matter. But as a stimulant to product development Id agree war can be quite focusing.
Penicillin was invented and pretty much remain a lab experiment until the needs of war caused it to go into mass production. It has saved far more lives than have been lost in warfare.
Radar again continues to save lives on a daily basis.
Battle field medicine has translated through to A+E triage.
Modern plastic surgery came about due to British pilots suffering terrible burns - but less so when they landed in salt water.
The list is truly endless.
But yes avoiding wars is obviously a very good thing!
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Battlefield wound debridement tools were perfected by Napoleonic surgeons and their design hasn't changed aside from the materials. Their modern day counterparts would have no problem picking them up.
The word Triage came from the French obviously. But you will find that there is a lot more to treatments now than just debridement tools.
Advances are happening all the time. 90% of soldiers who made it back to Camp Bastion survived.
"But the treatment starts while the air ambulance is still scrambling into action.
American and British troops are now all equipped with tourniquets, so if a colleague loses an arm or leg they can apply pressure to stop the bleeding, long enough to get them onto the helicopters and heading for hospital.
En route they are given blood, often a lot of it. Army medics working in Iraq discovered that if troops were given extra plasma, which contains agents that help blood clot, this almost doubled survival rates.
On arrival at Camp Bastion, casualties are scanned for signs of internal bleeding, in which case surgery can be under way in minutes with teams of doctors working on a single patient.
"Without a doubt people have gone back alive who 5 years ago would not have survived," said Lieutenant Colonel Steve Lord, a consultant in the Emergency Department at Camp Bastion.
Anyone with a suspected internal injury gets a full body scan he explained. "That is something we should consider more of in the NHS."
The new blood protocol, with increased plasma for trauma patients is already being introduced in parts of the NHS.
And the military tourniquets, which can be applied with one hand, are also being used by increasing numbers of ambulance services.
Another technique developed by the military, hand in hand with civilian medics is the use of portable ultrasound.
This is used not only for scans but also for pain control by allowing surgeons to locate and anaesthetise individual nerves.
Ultrasound was itself a product of war, first used by tank engineers in World War Two to detect cracks in armour.
Today it has become a fantastic medical tool, used for everything from scanning pregnant women to looking for cancers."
What makes you think they went this time either? CGI's even better now...For over 50 years, the doubters have said Apollo could never have gone to the Moon as humans get frazzled going through the Van Allen belt. Well...maybe not
I of course think we went - both times.
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@fizzy
a serious question here as i know what you do
you have a driver that did a long drive just to take a photo and return its just cost you 1,000 for this to happen
would you be happy in paying for it as i think not
would you pay 10 grand for the same thing to happen because if someone did that to you i suspect you would be gunning for them by any means
artemis is the exact same thing on a different scale a total ripoff for the american people a true insult for them
i wouldnt have minded if they actually landed on the moon itself run some tests while there can we drill into the side of a metorite hole
can we fasten to the sides for solar power to be directed
a serious question here as i know what you do
you have a driver that did a long drive just to take a photo and return its just cost you 1,000 for this to happen
would you be happy in paying for it as i think not
would you pay 10 grand for the same thing to happen because if someone did that to you i suspect you would be gunning for them by any means
artemis is the exact same thing on a different scale a total ripoff for the american people a true insult for them
i wouldnt have minded if they actually landed on the moon itself run some tests while there can we drill into the side of a metorite hole
can we fasten to the sides for solar power to be directed
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What makes you think they went this time either? CGI's even better now...
I of course think we went - both times.
Where’s @Maxakarudy when you need him?
No because I sm a business man. But there is a common perception of destroying money or wasting it.
Elton John once owned something like 60 Rolls Royces. That seems like such a terrible waste. But if you were a worker in the factory at Crewe you would be delighted. As would the local shop keepers. The cafe and restaurant owners. The local tradesmen.
Money can not be destroyed.
Even if you burnt £10 million in notes nobody actually loses. A bank note is like a cheque. If you lose or destroy it then all that's really been lost is a scrap of paper.
