Comments on: Forwards to 2001 http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/ The Universe as seen from the perspective of an astronomical researcher, presenter and writer. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:14:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: chrislintott http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-57742 chrislintott Sat, 17 May 2008 10:47:09 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-57742 CentEur Perhaps I didn't make that clear enough; my point was that the pitch for the job talked about the Moon and Mars - not about the ISS. CentEur

Perhaps I didn’t make that clear enough; my point was that the pitch for the job talked about the Moon and Mars - not about the ISS.

]]> By: Carnival of Space, How to confound ‘Big Brother’ and other Friday findings « Dad2059’s Blog of Science-Fiction/Science Fact and Tinfoil http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-57537 Carnival of Space, How to confound ‘Big Brother’ and other Friday findings « Dad2059’s Blog of Science-Fiction/Science Fact and Tinfoil Fri, 16 May 2008 11:48:46 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-57537 [...] paranormal, post humanism, science, secrets. Tags: aliens, Big Brother, carnival of space, Vatican trackback This week’s Carnival Of Space is hosted by Altair VI, a blog I don’t read enough of:I’m glad that Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams nominated his “Rethinking Galactic Empire”post for this week’s Carnival, because it was the most mind-expanding blog post I read all week. Will we outgrow our visions of interstellar expansion when we go post-biological? As Paul reported, astronomer and SETI philosopher Milan Cirkovic thinks that it’s possible, and that it might help to resolve the Fermi Paradox.Catholic Sensibility offered up “Brown Sugar Astronomy”, a yummy educational demo on the density and structure of Solar System objects. Reminds me that I need to come up with a dessert for Samantha’s preschool open house on Friday. Rob Simpson at Orbiting Frog is also playing with sugary foods in the interest of science education. Have a bite of his clever “Measure the Speed of Light Using Your Microwave” demo.Bad Astronomy debunked UFOsthis past week, and Charles Lintott summed up his anxiety about the future of spaceflight using astronauts. A Babe in the Universe looked at the “Science of Iron Man” and concluded that there might actually be some. Space Cynicssuffered the psychic pain of seeing a hero knocked from his pedestal, and Out of the Cradle looked at novel forms of lunar recreation. Starts with a Bang considered the best way to deflect asteroids, while Mang’s Bat Page proposed the Great Astronomers Badge Swap. And, AstroEngine shared some nifty video of dynamic coronal loops from the STEREO mission. [...] [...] paranormal, post humanism, science, secrets. Tags: aliens, Big Brother, carnival of space, Vatican trackback This week’s Carnival Of Space is hosted by Altair VI, a blog I don’t read enough of:I’m glad that Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams nominated his “Rethinking Galactic Empire”post for this week’s Carnival, because it was the most mind-expanding blog post I read all week. Will we outgrow our visions of interstellar expansion when we go post-biological? As Paul reported, astronomer and SETI philosopher Milan Cirkovic thinks that it’s possible, and that it might help to resolve the Fermi Paradox.Catholic Sensibility offered up “Brown Sugar Astronomy”, a yummy educational demo on the density and structure of Solar System objects. Reminds me that I need to come up with a dessert for Samantha’s preschool open house on Friday. Rob Simpson at Orbiting Frog is also playing with sugary foods in the interest of science education. Have a bite of his clever “Measure the Speed of Light Using Your Microwave” demo.Bad Astronomy debunked UFOsthis past week, and Charles Lintott summed up his anxiety about the future of spaceflight using astronauts. A Babe in the Universe looked at the “Science of Iron Man” and concluded that there might actually be some. Space Cynicssuffered the psychic pain of seeing a hero knocked from his pedestal, and Out of the Cradle looked at novel forms of lunar recreation. Starts with a Bang considered the best way to deflect asteroids, while Mang’s Bat Page proposed the Great Astronomers Badge Swap. And, AstroEngine shared some nifty video of dynamic coronal loops from the STEREO mission. [...]

]]> By: CentEur http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-57523 CentEur Fri, 16 May 2008 07:22:53 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-57523 1. It's perfectly clear what the new ESA astronauts would be doing "for the next ten years or so". Serving their duties on ISS. 2. "the US would abandon all hope of a manned space program". Private US companies are bending metal as I'm writing on both manned orbital spaceship and station. Go check Bigelow Aerospace (two habitat prototypes in orbit) and SpaceX. 1. It’s perfectly clear what the new ESA astronauts would be doing “for the next ten years or so”. Serving their duties on ISS.

2. “the US would abandon all hope of a manned space program”. Private US companies are bending metal as I’m writing on both manned orbital spaceship and station. Go check Bigelow Aerospace (two habitat prototypes in orbit) and SpaceX.

]]> By: KPM http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-56821 KPM Mon, 12 May 2008 16:14:00 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-56821 In the main it's just the Human brain that we want up there and as mentioned the cost of keeping humans alive is big. So robots with a human brain would be ideal the ultimate computor in an ageless piece of hardware, mind you the way the Japenese are advancing with robots the human brain may no longer be required! In the main it’s just the Human brain that we want up there and as mentioned the cost of keeping humans alive is big. So robots with a human brain would be ideal the ultimate computor in an ageless piece of hardware, mind you the way the Japenese are advancing with robots the human brain may no longer be required!

]]> By: madge http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-56351 madge Fri, 09 May 2008 15:35:38 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2008/05/09/forwards-to-2001/#comment-56351 Like you I am sceptical about manned space flight.Too much effort has to be put into jut keeping the humans alive. But also like you I would be first in the queue to be sent out there, even on a one way ticket. Like you I am sceptical about manned space flight.Too much effort has to be put into jut keeping the humans alive. But also like you I would be first in the queue to be sent out there, even on a one way ticket.

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