RCAF Col Jeremey Hansen to orbit the moon in 2024

[PuckChaser]

Hopefully around, not to.

Passer a pas passer par.

 

[brihard]

That is the whole point, this time…

Well played.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

A little background

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Well played.

Once in a while….

 

[Baz]

So I just read a few comments from people concerned about “what if they miss the lunar slingshot” (they are on a free return trajectory and never reach earth’s escape velocity). I understand orbital dynamics is “interesting,” but if you don’t have a clue you’re best bet is to keep it to yourself.

But then I saw a BBC story about “85 seconds” to “leave earth’s orbit.” They haven’t left earth’s orbit and never will, they have injected into a highly elliptical transfer orbit (what they should have said is they’ve left LOW earth orbit). So I guess it’s understandable lay people are saying stupid things when the BBC is as well.

 

[HavokFour]

Monday will be exciting. Looking forward to some up close 4K footage.

 

[PuckChaser]

Monday will be exciting. Looking forward to some up close 4K footage.

This is the best part, once they come back and download the media were going to get 4K pictures and video of what Apollo 8 saw. Unbelievably cool.

 

[HavokFour]

This is the best part, once they come back and download the media were going to get 4K pictures and video of what Apollo 8 saw. Unbelievably cool.

Already have some pictures of a very pretty blue lady.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2040059770237849635

 

[brihard]

So I just read a few comments from people concerned about “what if they miss the lunar slingshot” (they are on a free return trajectory and never reach earth’s escape velocity). I understand orbital dynamics is “interesting,” but if you don’t have a clue you’re best bet is to keep it to yourself.

But then I saw a BBC story about “85 seconds” to “leave earth’s orbit.” They haven’t left earth’s orbit and never will, they have injected into a highly elliptical transfer orbit (what they should have said is they’ve left LOW earth orbit). So I guess it’s understandable lay people are saying stupid things when the BBC is as well.

 

[Baz]

Well d’uh, somebody has to be.

 

[OldSolduer]

Well d’uh, somebody has to be.

You are correct sir!

(When you read this hear Ed McMahon. Those that know know)

 

[Retired AF Guy]

This is the best part, once they come back and download the media were going to get 4K pictures and video of what Apollo 8 saw. Unbelievably cool.

So we finally get to see all those Alien/Nazi bases hidden on the Dark Side of the Moon?

 

[OldSolduer]

So we finally get to see all those Alien/Nazi bases hidden on the Dark Side of the Moon?

Cue Pink Floyd….

Btw For All Mankind is great

 

[Furniture]

So I guess it’s understandable lay people are saying stupid things when the BBC is as well.

This sort of lazy dismissal of average people is exactly why anti-intellectualism is on the rise.

Do you call out people when they say mist when it's drizzle? When they say fog when it's mist? What about hail when it's ice pellets? Anyone with a rudimentary understanding of meteorology, a science far more practical than orbital dynamics, should know the difference between those phenomena...