Top 10 Space Stories of the Decade

Stargate

You will probably have your own favourites , but heres the list from the Discovery News Website !


http://news.discovery.com/space/top-10-space-stories-decade.html

lord lucan

My favourite would be the Mars rovers. The information they've gathered and pictures they've beamed back have been phenomonal!!:)

Lowlight of the decade: Columbia in 2003.:(

Kevster

Cassini-Huygens for me... I followed that mission daily over a period of around 2 years. It proved that we can land on distant objects, for one, but I guess that was fairly obvious anyway.

Kevin

Beeker

A tough one, The Mars rovers come to mind just as the amazing discoveries from the Hubble. Going to the launch of STS-126.
I guess just watching the construction on the ISS is my top. Like LL the Columbia accident in 03 was the low point.

rccaulfield

I find the discovery of exoplanets the most interesting. But Yea Mars Rover for everyday progress!!!

ynotdu

Stargate wrote: »

You will probably have your own favourites , but heres the list from the Discovery News Website !


http://news.discovery.com/space/top-10-space-stories-decade.html

Great find Stargate{and i have added the URL to my favourites:)}

My list at the top would have to be Endevours repair mission to Hubble{i was sick so could indulge myself with ALL the spacewalks,Spectaculor live video and the crew were SO funny and full of improvisations by a crew who knew it would never be seen again by a SS}

The Marsrovers when i was losing interest due to lack of access to information and coverage,Well Your friend Leo Enright enthused so much that i nearly got banned from a Library for not being able to pull myself away from the screen when my allotted time was up!

as has been said the slow but steady completion of the ISS,loved the installation of solar panels and then watch them babies unfurl:)

The fact that in a minor way Gene Rodenberrys vision of the future became a reality on the ISS{how brave he was to write a show that had Russians,Chinese,Black women,aliens with pointy ears,and even a Scottish bloke;) on an equal basis,challenging all stereotypes in the early 1960,s:eek:}
Arthur C Clarke lived to see the 'Clarke Belt' go digital before He died!He done the maths that made geo-sync become a reality! Dont think he forsaw Porn channels being broadcast from there though!:)

Since the decade is not over I am fairly fired up about the launch of WISE the infrared telescope just launched.All going to plan it will map the sky in infrared and lord knows what it will find?unlike spirit&oportunity it cannot exceed its lifetime as its onboard coolent can not be extended beyond nine months.

nearly forgot, Seeing the shuttle with its orange tank for the first time with my naked eye I will never forget!!!!!

Columbia shocked me to the bone to the point that i cannot think about Spaceflight/Astronomy without thinking about it and as ya well know often makes me go off-topic in STS threads.

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

My list at the top would have to be Endevours repair mission to Hubble{i was sick so could indulge myself with ALL the spacewalks,Spectaculor live video and the crew were SO funny and full of improvisations by a crew who knew it would never be seen again by a SS}

Sorry to be a nerd but that was Atlantis!;)
Sorry sorry....nerd attack:eek:

lord lucan

Beeker wrote: »

Sorry to be a nerd but that was Atlantis!;)
Sorry sorry....nerd attack:eek:

:D:D:D:D:D

Stargate

Beeker wrote: »

Sorry to be a nerd but that was Atlantis!;)
Sorry sorry....nerd attack:eek:

Beeker you know ynotdu isnt going to let you away with that one :P:P:P

He will be tracking your every word waiting for you to slip up hehehe :pac:

Beeker

Stargate wrote: »

Beeker you know ynotdu isnt going to let you away with that one :P:P:P

He will be tracking your every word waiting for you to slip up hehehe :pac:

:oDon't I know it................:D

ynotdu

Beeker wrote: »

Sorry to be a nerd but that was Atlantis!;)
Sorry sorry....nerd attack:eek:

Aw Beeky,did you notice the time of My post?
actually when i finally got home and got to My bed i realised my mistake but was so tired i said to Myself: Self ya can correct it later,forgot that there is NO mercy in this Game,Jeez I was shocked at the amount of posts about it when i checked:eek:

Ok Endevour was the 'rescue' standby for Atlantis,I prefer to be pulled up if a post is incorrect.
I often think that a casual reader of ANYTHING STS must think we are crazier than we really are, Like the way we say ET instead of External Tank.

They have got to be concened about a thread containg ET(the movie)is not moved to a Cinema forum:pac::pac::D

In the spirit of the season i forgive You and will never bring anything like You declaring docking on STS-129 confirmed while actually it was still only at the dodgy soft dock stage:pac::pac::)

ynotdu

Stargate wrote: »

Beeker you know ynotdu isnt going to let you away with that one :P:P:P

He will be tracking your every word waiting for you to slip up hehehe :pac:

Stargate dont tell Beeker but i will be watching his every word like You said!

In the Meantime i wonder will he watch the SOYUZ Launch on sunday????????

Please dont forward this pm to him?his heartbeat gets faster than Crippens did on STS-1 if


SOYUZ,SOYUZ,SOYUZ
is mentioned:)

lord lucan

If anyone is off today or wants to sky+ it,there's a couple of interesting programmes on National Geographic today.

At 16.00 is Seconds from disaster:Challenger

17.00 Apollo 13(not the film!)

18.00 Seconds from disaster:Columbia

19.00 Moon landings:Hidden horrors.

jumpguy

Atlantis' mission to Hubble was highlight for me too. I followed that mission probably more closely than any mission. I actually used Twitter. Exciting mission, really risky space-cowboy stuff, not just another routine ISS construction mission.

Stargate

ynotdu wrote: »

Aw Beeky,did you notice the time of My post?
actually when i finally got home and got to My bed i realised my mistake but was so tired i said to Myself: Self ya can correct it later,forgot that there is NO mercy in this Game,Jeez I was shocked at the amount of posts about it when i checked:eek:

Ok Endevour was the 'rescue' standby for Atlantis,I prefer to be pulled up if a post is incorrect.
I often think that a casual reader of ANYTHING STS must think we are crazier than we really are, Like the way we say ET instead of External Tank.

They have got to be concened about a thread containg ET(the movie)is not moved to a Cinema forum:pac::pac::D

In the spirit of the season i forgive You and will never bring anything like You declaring docking on STS-129 confirmed while actually it was still only at the dodgy soft dock stage:pac::pac::)

HA , Funny , just as i was reading your post , i thought the exact same thing :eek: LOL , that made me laugh

Stargate

jumpguy wrote: »

Atlantis' mission to Hubble was highlight for me too. I followed that mission probably more closely than any mission. I actually used Twitter. Exciting mission, really risky space-cowboy stuff, not just another routine ISS construction mission.

Tnx jumpguy , i also loved that mission , it was fantastic to say the least !

Beeker

ynotdu wrote: »

Stargate dont tell Beeker but i will be watching his every word like You said!

In the Meantime i wonder will he watch the SOYUZ Launch on sunday????????

Please dont forward this pm to him?his heartbeat gets faster than Crippens did on STS-1 if


SOYUZ,SOYUZ,SOYUZ
is mentioned:)

Ahhhhhhhhhh..............................:D I did watch it by the way but dont tell anyone:D:D

Stargate

ynotdu wrote: »

Stargate dont tell Beeker but i will be watching his every word like You said!

In the Meantime i wonder will he watch the SOYUZ Launch on sunday????????

Please dont forward this pm to him?his heartbeat gets faster than Crippens did on STS-1 if


SOYUZ,SOYUZ,SOYUZ
is mentioned:)

Like i said on anothr thread Beeker i think its a Dublin thing with ynotdu , yet he slags off my Corkness :D:pac:

Beeker

Stargate wrote: »

Like i said on anothr thread Beeker i think its a Dublin thing with ynotdu , yet he slags off my Corkness :D:pac:

Yeah but we Munster people stick together:D

Stargate

Beeker wrote: »

Yeah but we Munster people stick together:D

haha up the Deise :pac:

lord lucan

Stargate wrote: »

haha up the Dubs :pac:

Fixed that for you!:D:D

Beeker

Beeker wrote: »

Ahhhhhhhhhh..............................:D I did watch it by the way but dont tell anyone:D:D

Shhhhhhhhhhhh...................Docking at 22:54 or there abouts tonight. Coverage on NASA TV.................Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

ynotdu

Stargate wrote: »

Like i said on anothr thread Beeker i think its a Dublin thing with ynotdu , yet he slags off my Corkness :D:pac:

C'mon Stargate We Jackeens know Corkmen only let us 'think' we are the Capitol city of Ireland:pac::pac::D

but as LL said UP THE DUBS,
Thank the cosmo's for that LL,I thought You were a 'Culchie' and Me the only Dub here!:D

Beeker the Soyuz docking was pretty cool! what I really like is the simple words Cosmonauts use(at least by NASA.s translation) "we will turn right now" for instance!;)

lord lucan

ynotdu wrote: »

C'mon Stargate We Jackeens know Corkmen only let us 'think' we are the Capitol city of Ireland:pac::pac::D

but as LL said UP THE DUBS,
Thank the cosmo's for that LL,I thought You were a 'Culchie' and Me the only Dub here!:D

I'm here flying the flag for west Dublin!!:D:D

ynotdu

lord lucan wrote: »

I'm here flying the flag for west Dublin!!:D:D

Yeah and from what Mrs Lucan tells Me it's proably at half-mast!:pac::pac::D

new years resolution,gotta stop the double meanings!:p

lord lucan

ynotdu wrote: »

Yeah and from what Mrs Lucan tells Me it's proably at half-mast!:pac::pac::D

new years resolution,gotta stop the double meanings!:p

Oh dear!:o