From College Humor a piece animated video demonstrating some of the most popular death dealing or just plain dangerous toys and weapons all in one NSFW game. waaaahhhhhoooooooooooo lets git ta cuttin!
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Shuttle Enterprise's new home.
On June 14th, 1974 construction began on what was designated OV-101, and was going to be named Constitution. They were planning on unveiling it on Constitution Day on September 17th, 1976, the year of our bicentennial.
This was changed thanks to a letter writing campaign by Trekkies, myself included, to President Gerald Ford asking that the ship be named for The Enterprise of Star Trek. He apparently liked the name, and though he didn't bring up the writing campaign, he did direct NASA to change the name to ENTERPRISE.
Though she never made it into space, she was used for approach and landing tests. Refitting her for space flight turned out to not be a viable solution since there were major design changes during the construction of Columbia. She was also considered for a refit after the Challenger disaster, but Endeavour was built instead from structural spares.
The Enterprise now sits on the deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space museum, with her nose pointed out toward the Hudson river. She was lowered to the deck on June 6th, sustaining slight cosmetic damage to one wingtip.
The have her covered in a white inflatable canopy to protect it from the elements, and also NASA demands a climate controlled environment for display.
She will be open for her first viewing during the spacefest for her grand opening from June 19th to 22nd.
In a few years they are planning on moving the Enterprise to a permanent home built for her as an extension of the museum.
I really have to get myself to see her. Frankly, we should all make sure we get there to see her, and the rest of the museum.
The link I put here, (which I know there's a simpler way I have to learn) will take you to the story of the intrepid complete with video of her being lowered on the deck, etc. Well worth the time to read and watch.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Has CERN Finally Done It?
- Scientists at CERN might be on the verge confirming the existence of what they call the "Higgs boson"
Well it is making the rounds again according to an article in the Daily Galaxy blog.
Peter Woit a Columbia University mathematician is saying that "Cern will soon have to decide.....". What's to decide you ask? Well according to Woit,:
- Cern has got to either announce discovery of the Higgs, or will they wait for some overwhelmingly convincing standard to be met.
Woit goes on to say that:
- "....The bottom line though is now clear: there’s something there which looks like a Higgs is supposed to look."
We shall see, I guess...read the complete article here
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
China Succeeds With It's First Manned Docking
China is aiming towards a space station in 2020, which may not be too ambitious for their program considering that this was only their fourth manned mission.
Space.com article here
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
X-37b Back From Space After 469 Days!
Overtly the Air Force was testing the robotic space plane for endurance. The Boing built craft as the Air Force describes it, as a research vehicle, going so far as to carry various experimental packages in it's payload area. One thing that seems to be clear is that the Air Force is unlikely to be developing let alone building any follow on craft to the X37c which was purported to have the capacity to carry personnel.
Check out the complete Dvice article here
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