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post Oct 4 2006, 01:22 AM
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That's both undesirable and probably impractical, but the phenomenon you describe suggests that, with a degree of control, it might be possible to intentionally illuminate small areas on the Earth's surface for short periods of time, which could be useful in certain instances.


The US military had a plan to illuminate the Vietnamese jungles at night by launching modified LEMs with huge inflatable mirrors attached into orbit. It seemed fairly plausible, though incredibly expensive (then again, compared to the cost of the Vietnam war, maybe a few Saturn V launches wouldn't be so costly after all!).
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post Oct 10 2006, 06:46 PM
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BBC webcast of ISS-Soyuz re-docking at 7pm GMT/8pm BST (15 mins from now)
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post Oct 10 2006, 06:56 PM
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The 'cast has begun...
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post Oct 24 2006, 04:07 PM
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Is there anyone who wants to say some words in Svenska?... smile.gif


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post Oct 24 2006, 05:35 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 24 2006, 06:07 PM) *
Is there anyone who wants to say some words in Svenska?... smile.gif

Ja! Seriously, this is about time. After this our media might finally focus on something else.
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post Oct 24 2006, 06:36 PM
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QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 24 2006, 06:07 PM) *
Is there anyone who wants to say some words in Svenska?... smile.gif


That is "är det någon som vill säga några ord på Svenska", and Celsius certainly didn't invent the thermometer, he invented the centigrade scale.
And seriously adam, you can't really hope that swedish media would be interested in something so politically incorrect as spaceflight.

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post Oct 24 2006, 08:25 PM
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That is "är det någon som vill säga några ord på Svenska", and Celsius certainly didn't invent the thermometer, he invented the centigrade scale.
And seriously adam, you can't really hope that swedish media would be interested in something so politically incorrect as spaceflight.

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The only space-related thing that Swedish media is "interested" in is this (atleast it seems like that, everytime i check aftonbladet there's a new "Fuglesangs space travel delayed" article), so I hope they can finally cover something else spaceflight related, since his mission might create some kind of brief spaceflight/astronomy interest. But I guess your right, since most swedes seem to consider space science/travel/whatever as a huge waste of money.
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post Oct 26 2006, 08:58 AM
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Put your eyes in the sky!... cool.gif

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Live Docking on NASATV today:
October 26, Thursday
10 a.m. - ISS Progress 23 Docking to the ISS Coverage (docking occurs at 10:28 a.m.) - JSC (Public and Media Channels)


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post Oct 26 2006, 05:03 PM
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According to BBC, the docking has failed ohmy.gif sad.gif
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post Oct 26 2006, 05:13 PM
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Sounds like they may just need to get the antenna folded, then re dock.

""There was some problem with achieving a perfect seal," he said. "We have had such incidents before and it is not something extraordinary."

Sounds fixable.
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post Oct 26 2006, 05:48 PM
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Just caught it going overhead....part built shedoffice at the bottom there smile.gif

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post Oct 31 2006, 03:10 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 26 2006, 05:48 PM) *
Just caught it going overhead....part built shedoffice at the bottom there smile.gif

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Great!
At the indicated time here on sunny Portugal was still too bright to see something rolleyes.gif


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post Nov 9 2007, 10:45 AM
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Just a bit of fun - badly done (shadows wrong etc etc )

I might try and do one with the modules finished - as with Destiny we have a sutiable stand in for the Japan module (missing the external platform). Cut a segment out and it's Columbus smile.gif

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post Nov 9 2007, 02:47 PM
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Well this being an ISS topic, I would like to point out 2 books, unavailable via Amazon so a bit unknwon, but 2 excellent (technical detailed) volumes!
The 2nd has all color portraits of male & female astronauts who performed an EVA to help constructing the ISS:


http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.asp.../id/169/l/en-us
http://www.bis-spaceflight.com/sitesia.asp.../id/279/l/en-us
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post Nov 12 2007, 11:58 PM
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A bit more fudgey - a sort of ISS config that will never happen ( S6 + Columbus sans Kibo )

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