Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all,
Vanilla are planning an update to the site on April 24th (next Wednesday). It is a major PHP8 update which is expected to boost performance across the site. The site will be down from 7pm and it is expected to take about an hour to complete. We appreciate your patience during the update.
Thanks all.

Chandrayaan-2 India's Moon rover Pragyan is on the way

Comments

  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    indiamoon_orbit.gif

    It takes a while to get to the moon when you need to minimise fuel


  • #3
    jumpjack
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭jumpjack


    Follow Chandrayaan orbit live here:
    http://win98.altervista.org/space/exploration/3d/space-explorer-tracker.html?orbiter=-152&body=301


  • #4
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    LIVE


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iqNTeZAq-c


    Good luck !!!


  • #5
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users Posts: 8,160 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    not looking good


  • #6
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    Lost communication at 2km altitude ... so pitty !!! Sorry for the young guys waiting there that "tomorrow" will drive the warp engines on the ships that will colect the crashed landers ffrom these days... really sorry .... so pissed...was waitin gfor the big yeaahhh

    2019 technology and we fail to put a machine on the Moon... wonder how was it possible 50 years ago !??


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    MayoForSam
    Registered Users Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭MayoForSam


    A lot of glum faces in that room, Mohdi trying to give them a pep talk. Ah well, better luck next time.


  • #8
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    MayoForSam wrote: »
    A lot of glum faces in that room, Mohdi trying to give them a pep talk. Ah well, better luck next time.

    Nice talking with and to the kids... the future "president" of india ! ;)

    The issue as i see it ...
    What will it be different next time !!??
    Why they dont have a live camera feed from the orbiter ?
    How do we know what went wrong ? How do we prevent it next time !?
    Do we need to ask permission to someone ?

    I mean "we" as humanity ,as i am sure few of us are so ****y happy now.


  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chandrayaan-2-landing-live-updates-isro-moon-mission-to-land-on-lunar-surface/liveblog/71006122.cms

    Vikram descent was normal up to altitude of 2.1 km. Then we lost communication. Data being analysed: K Sivan, Isro chief


    :(

    It's not the fall that kills you; it's the sudden stop at the end
    - Douglas Adams


  • #10
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    HISTORY.... Well Done India !


    490068.jpg


  • #11
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,682 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    rolion wrote: »
    Lost communication at 2km altitude ... so pitty !!! Sorry for the young guys waiting there that "tomorrow" will drive the warp engines on the ships that will colect the crashed landers ffrom these days... really sorry .... so pissed...was waitin gfor the big yeaahhh

    2019 technology and we fail to put a machine on the Moon... wonder how was it possible 50 years ago !??
    India is doing this on $141m

    Each Apollo mission cost more than our annual GDP at the time.


    Even the US of A is having problems getting back.

    So far NASA have spent $32,000 on SLS and it's looking like another $30,000 over the next few years. And that doesn't include Orion manned capsule.

    All to replicate Saturn V or a pair of SpaceX Falcon Heavys which retail for about $90m - $125 depending on what options you choose.


  • Advertisement
Advertisement