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MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 7:01 PMwhat do we know about the surface of LV-223? Is it breathable? temperatures? pressure?
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Spartacus
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 8:10 PM1.6 Parts Crusty Bacon
3.9 Parts Goats Milk
94.5 Parts Methane.
No, they're all gonna die of asphyxiation...it smells like SJ crap up there...sorry I couldn't resist.
enceladus_is_alive
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 9:56 PMN. Korea just sent a satellite there to find out.
DJAB
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 10:16 PMIt crashed into the sea after just one km.....lol all the other countries are pointing and laughing.
enceladus_is_alive
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 10:25 PMA Kim 8 was aboard and faked the rocket explosion to mask a jump to light speed.
Ashmodean
MemberOvomorphApr-13-2012 12:29 AMTracking dust onto the ship would kill them before any alien would have a chance unless they were wearing their EVA suits the entire time. This may be why we see them casually spraying flamethrowrs around the ships loading dock.
Ghost Solitare
MemberOvomorphApr-13-2012 1:00 AM@Ashmodean Are you saying that the soil is full of microbes and bacteria? Normally I would have to applaud you for bringing this to everyone's attention. However looking at the planet on Prometheus's approach it looks inert, scorched, parched, just plain dead. I know appearances can be deceiving. Thank God or wouldn't life be predictable, and oh so boring? The behavior of the crew, especially David opening one of the URNs inside the ship with his bare hands is unforgiveable. They obviously have some very odd containment protocols going on. Aren't we all glad we're not one of those tiny castaways, marooned on the ass end of space.
Ashmodean
MemberOvomorphApr-13-2012 1:25 AMNot microbes so much as the dust itself. Buzz Aldrin has even said that the worst part of the moon landing was dealing with the lunar dust they tracked into the lander on the way back. He said it was like nothing on Earth and was extremely irritating to the eyes and nose. Really they were extremely lucky that it wasn't more toxic. It is one of the biggest and most basic problems to solve before we even try to send people to Mars.
jujutsuka
MemberOvomorphApr-13-2012 8:46 AM@Ashmodean,
Very good point. It's a pain to clean sand off of everything after a trip to the beach, and that's basically just harmless, large-grained silicates. The dust that would collect on equipment and surfaces after exploring an alien planet would be like the fine dust that still accumulates in a vacuum cleaner despite the vacuum having multiple filters. How do you clean that dust out of every nook and cranny of the vacuum?
Now imagine that vacuum cleaner is a space suit or a vehicle.
Fall down seven times, get up eight.
skyguy1054
MemberOvomorphApr-13-2012 10:39 AMThe particular problem for NASA is dealing with dust in a vacuum. One technique currenly being considered is electrostatic repulsion. Just as static charge can be used to attract dust, it can also be used to repell it.
NoXWord
MemberOvomorphApr-13-2012 10:51 AM[quote=DJAB]It crashed into the sea after just one km.....lol all the other countries are pointing and laughing.[/quote]
Don't make fun of North Korea, they are going to pitch it as an amazing success for their prototype short range air-to-sea rocket.
Ridley Scott will eventually tell us how the Queen was born.
Right now we have the Deacon; coming soon the Mercury, the May and the Taylor.
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