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Posted by: ustrax Apr 9 2010, 03:56 PM

I wonder if I will ever be able to take my child to Mars...
To present him all the wonders we have lived so far.
To stand with him on the dunes of Eldorado...over Victoria's cliffs...on the edge of Endeavour...
The adventure has just started. A new baby, a new world, the same journeyer father...
We will be there...
Dinis was born on April the 5th, perfect has a baby can be, beautfiful has a baby can be.
I just wanted to share with the UMSF crew, the unique crew I would choose for a journey beyond the cradle, this event.
All is well. All is Ultreya.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV0wPBYDQ6Y&feature=related
We will be there. One day.

Posted by: djellison Apr 9 2010, 04:01 PM

Oh my word - you've reproduced? Now that's a terrifying thought!



Congratulations!!!

(is it wrong that I saw the mass and size in the subject title and thought 'that's a damn small asteroid to have been detected!' )

Posted by: Hungry4info Apr 9 2010, 04:08 PM

Congratulations!

Posted by: nprev Apr 9 2010, 04:24 PM

Congratulations, Rui! I know you're gonna be a great Dad; Dinis is in for a Universe of fun!

Posted by: Stu Apr 9 2010, 04:31 PM

That's just brilliant news, Rui, HUGE congratulations!!!

Posted by: Tesheiner Apr 9 2010, 04:33 PM

Meus parabéns / Congratulations, Rui.

All the best in this journey that has just begun.

Posted by: Greg Hullender Apr 9 2010, 04:44 PM

Congratulations!

Yeah, that was wrong. I'm pretty sure he's talking about a baby that's named after an asteroid.

--Greg (Okay, I made that last part up) :-)

Posted by: Toma B Apr 9 2010, 06:39 PM

Congratulations Ustrax!

Posted by: Poolio Apr 9 2010, 07:07 PM

And as an American I saw the mass and size and had trouble conjuring up a good sense of scale. Then I read the post and thought, "Oh... baby-sized." 3.35 kg ≈ 1 baby-mass. I'm always learning something new here.

Congratulations, Rui.

Posted by: climber Apr 9 2010, 07:46 PM

Welcome to another metric guy! and don't tell me I was the only one to get it right when I saw the title!
I understand why you didn't post recentely: choosing a name in your HUGE name's database should have been quite a time consuming process!
Dinis will go to Mars, Rui, be sure of this!
Meanwhile, bienvenu sur Terre

Posted by: Juramike Apr 9 2010, 07:49 PM

Congratulations Rui!

Posted by: tedstryk Apr 10 2010, 01:20 AM

Congratulations, assuming you literally had a child born (I never know whether or not you are using metaphor).

Posted by: Astro0 Apr 10 2010, 06:14 AM

Congratulations Rui.

And what far distant object in the Rovers eyes will you be naming after Dinis?!

Posted by: jamescanvin Apr 10 2010, 10:12 AM

Welcome to the ride of your life Rui! And welcome to the universe Dinis.

Congrats,

James

Posted by: eoincampbell Apr 10 2010, 05:42 PM

Congrats Rui,
http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showtopic=5537&st=150&#entry158338

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Apr 10 2010, 05:52 PM

It's all different now Rui, trust me.

Posted by: Gonzz Apr 10 2010, 08:54 PM

Epa parabéns pá!
Congrats!

Posted by: SFJCody Apr 11 2010, 08:08 PM

You should register him on the forum now. I'm sure he'll be posting here soon enough!

Posted by: ustrax Apr 22 2010, 11:42 AM

Thank you all guys...I wonder why the little man smiles so much...does he know something we don't?
Now...where can I get one of those sleeping hours packages?

Posted by: Stu Apr 22 2010, 01:36 PM

He's got you as a dad, of course he's going to smile...

Posted by: DFinfrock Apr 23 2010, 01:11 AM

Rui,

Congratulations. The only thing better than fatherhood... is becoming a grandfather. Trust me on this one.

Posted by: CosmicRocker Apr 23 2010, 04:28 AM

Many congratulations to you, Rui, to Dinis, and to Mom. It's an excellent time for a new explorer to be born!

(Sorry I missed your initial notice.)

Posted by: ustrax Apr 23 2010, 09:42 AM

Do you mean laughing, don't you Stu?...
Thank you once more guys, here another thing...
I thought of something before the birth of Dinis that I would like to put in motion now.
A time capsule.
What’s the deal?
I would like to gather testimonies, images, dreams, desires, sounds, directions, inspiration, small details from this April 2010 and put them in a box that would be sealed to be opened only on his 12th birthday, 04/05/2022.
I would greatly appreciate help from you people I admire and from whom I learned so much to, somehow, with your varied life experiences and knowledge, to show Dinis what was the world in the year he was born, who were we in that distant year of 2010 and also open as many windows as possible, as many paths as possible, as many new worlds as possible to a new human being, Are you in? I would love that.

Posted by: MahFL Apr 23 2010, 10:31 AM

I thought it was a small satellite.....
Congradulations !

Posted by: ElkGroveDan Apr 23 2010, 01:28 PM

I'm in.