"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
11/12/2014 at 15:16 • Filed to: None
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"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
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It very well could be!
I don't care who you are, if you don't find this somewhat exciting you're wrong. Today we, as a human race, reached a new high and landed on the surface of a comet. That can't possibly be anything short of incredible. Not even 100 years ago the thought of even seeing a comet as anything more than a streak in the sky would have seemed improbable. Now we have not only seen images taken from nearby a comet but we actually have a machine sitting on the surface of one ready to send images and data back to Earth for study.
Huge congrats are due to the ESA team for accomplishing what was once the impossible! Hopefully the excitement surrounding this and other recent space exploration missions will help us continue to push the boundaries even further.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Jayhawk Jake
11/12/2014 at 15:19 |
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I don't care who you are, if you don't find this somewhat exciting you're wrong......How about Bruce Willis? He's all like' been there done that'
I, on the other hand find this amazing.
RallyWrench
> Jayhawk Jake
11/12/2014 at 15:26 |
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I was actually spontaneously applauded on the way to work this morning when I heard confirmation on the radio. I've never done that, for anything. Just amazing.
I just read that it may have "bounced" & attempted a second landing because the harpoons didn't fire, but they're out of contact until tomorrow. Fingers crossed.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> Jayhawk Jake
11/12/2014 at 15:27 |
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Technically this appears to be the first picture of a picture of the surface of a comet.
DoYouEvenShift
> Jayhawk Jake
11/12/2014 at 15:30 |
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Soo much awesome. Cant wait for more pics and surface analysis data. Clearly were living in the future.
ttyymmnn
> Jayhawk Jake
11/12/2014 at 15:34 |
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Apparently, you missed that documentary about the time we landed on a comet a few years ago. I think it was called "Arma...something"
Steve in Manhattan
> RallyWrench
11/12/2014 at 15:37 |
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Yeah - something about firing pins ... http://www.theguardian.com/science/across…
Worrying.
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Jayhawk Jake
> Steve in Manhattan
11/12/2014 at 15:40 |
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It's mostly worrying because if they have no way to secure it to the comet, it's going to be difficult and/or impossible to drill into it. I'm optimistic though, so long as they can communicate with the lander they should have a decent chance of getting things sorted out.
Leadbull
> You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
11/12/2014 at 15:51 |
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This is the best thing I've ever seen.
Also, they gave us yo-yos in my 5th grade PE class. I actually got pretty good. I could do the triangle thing and "walk the dog". I had forgotten about that.