tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post7060350618838991818..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Shenanigans in spaceGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-12810012998048367922015-07-17T09:40:02.994-07:002015-07-17T09:40:02.994-07:00I have an idea. Let's round up all the crazies...I have an idea. Let's round up all the crazies and shoot them into space, then have HAL open the pod bay doors...just so they can experience space up close and personal like....<br />sheesh.aphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200922005907427527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-22397177152597343952015-07-17T03:58:55.782-07:002015-07-17T03:58:55.782-07:00the fact that NASA timed the flyby to coincide wit...the fact that NASA timed the flyby to coincide with Pluto showing it's shadow side to the spacecraft, but Charon was near enough to act as a reflector for the sun, that is too amazing for words. When I look at the impossible distances that spacecraft has already traveled, and the inhuman distance between here and our nearest rock, the moon... I am blown away by NASA's ability to even get close to anything traveling at those speeds. Just amazing. <br /><br />That some folks look at those amazing feats and see paranoid delusions says less about science and more about the fear and craziness in our world. Not sure how you fix this level of broken.Alex Sollahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222528761667893874noreply@blogger.com