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kohare
post Dec 5 2008, 01:56 PM
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I guess this is "unmanned"?



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"Teddy-nauts" see the curve of the Earth. The toys were launched on a helium balloon by schoolchildren working with the Cambridge University Spaceflight team. The educational project saw the bears reach 30km on a two-hour, nine-minute mission which landed near Ipswich.
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post Dec 5 2008, 01:59 PM
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post Dec 5 2008, 02:55 PM
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Yawn. UMSF has been there and done that.

Though this does give the idea that next time Doug you need to include some kind of boom with the UMSF logo on it.


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post Dec 5 2008, 03:27 PM
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I 'spoke' to Ed about this earlier - the publicity interest has been enormous, loads of Media etc. It's such a simple yet brilliant idea
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post Dec 5 2008, 04:09 PM
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indeed a superb initiative: most children adore Teddy Bears
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post Dec 5 2008, 05:34 PM
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At first I thought this thread was going to be about our spacefaring friends, the Tardigrada


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post Dec 5 2008, 05:50 PM
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QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Dec 5 2008, 09:55 AM) *
Yawn. UMSF has been there and done that.

Now don't downplay these kids' accomplishment. Launching and safely returning four "Teddy-nauts" is an historic feat. One not yet matched by UMSF. biggrin.gif
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post Dec 7 2008, 11:02 PM
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No, Sooty dont hit the launch button. No, dont do that. No, dont.. Sooty!!
Oh dear. Bye bye everybody..
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(Huh. Bear faced cheek of it all..)
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post Dec 8 2008, 03:52 AM
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More coverage down under http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24766729-13762,00.html

Go Bears!
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post Dec 8 2008, 04:42 AM
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Go Bears!


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post Dec 8 2008, 05:20 AM
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QUOTE (Juramike @ Dec 7 2008, 10:42 PM) *
Absolutely!

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post Dec 8 2008, 07:44 PM
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Now the field has been opened up, how long before the first Lego figures take a giant leap for plastic-kind?


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post Dec 8 2008, 08:13 PM
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Been there, done that... Almost!
Biff and Sandy were Lego astronaut ambassadors for the MER missions.
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While they didn't go, some Lego pieces were on the landing capsules holding down the CDs carried to Mars.

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