Re: The Awesome Thread

by HCR generaltso Fri 23 Mar 2012 - 19:39

http://news.yahoo.com/nasas-cassini-space-probe-finds-saturnian-ocean-104043825.html

OH SHI-

by nickyf1 Fri 23 Mar 2012 - 20:54

Wow. I thought this was to do with Titan, which we already know has oceans of methane, but Enceladus? Wow.

The Cassini mission really has brought us back some astonishing photos from the Saturnian system.

Once NASA finally get people to Mars (if they ever do..), it will only be a matter of time before the Jovian and Saturnian systems are seen close up by human eyes. Smile

by **Biggsy tv** Mon 26 Mar 2012 - 22:34

Finally I have found it again!!

Possibly the best crash compilation video I ever did see!

by nickyf1 Mon 26 Mar 2012 - 23:05

Ah Champ Car, how I miss thee. Would F1 have raced in that rain at Montreal? NO!

And Joey Hand's crash a Mid Ohio... scary stuff!

by **Biggsy tv** Tue 27 Mar 2012 - 12:15

gen3ral ts0 wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/nasas-cassini-space-probe-finds-saturnian-ocean-104043825.html

OH SHI-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17481911

by nickyf1 Tue 27 Mar 2012 - 12:39

We all know there are eight planets. We should all know there is at least one dwarf planet (Pluto), but, if you were to count dwarf planets as planets (like we used to with Pluto), then the Solar System would have 14 planets:

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris.

Most of those dwarf planets have been discovered in the past decade or two.

So it's no surprise that these kinds of things are being found, but still fascinating.

by Standaman94 Tue 27 Mar 2012 - 16:18

by Standaman94 Tue 27 Mar 2012 - 20:11

2000 horsepower
34 psi boost
257.7 mph
0-60: 2.9s

by HCR generaltso Wed 28 Mar 2012 - 5:15

I want this car in Forza 4 soooo bad.

by AngelKristensen Wed 28 Mar 2012 - 5:47

gen3ral ts0 wrote:

I want this car in Forza 4 soooo bad.

+1, I keep doing replica paints of some of the HSVs hoping they'll show up in game.

Interesting though every other staple GT500 car made it in to game... [conspiracy]

by HCR generaltso Fri 30 Mar 2012 - 4:40

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/03/decommissioning-the-space-shuttles/100271/

The flame trench at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center endured significant flames, vibrations and other stresses during the space shuttle era. Heading into the future, designers are looking for new, flame and vibration-resistant materials to line the trench. To help in the search, a team of mechanical engineering students at Louisiana State University are to build a scaled-down version of the flame trench that Kennedy's scientists can use to try out sample materials for the trench. If the samples work in the lab, they can be tried out in the real flame trenches at Launch Pad 39A and 39B. Photo taken on October 14, 2011.

http://www.eng.lsu.edu/academics/gradprogs/engrsci/mse

check that out nicky.

by VVV GunDaM Sun 1 Apr 2012 - 22:10

Genuinely intresting fact Ive just found (spoilered for a reason that I cant find):

Spoiler:

by AMR of the Apex Sun 1 Apr 2012 - 23:00

by **CQR Aero** Mon 2 Apr 2012 - 15:14

"Winter Is Coming......"

Oh baby! Just downloaded Game Of Thrones - Season 2, Episode 1.

Can't wait to get home now!!!!

by nickyf1 Tue 3 Apr 2012 - 16:14

The vehicles and spacecraft that NASA will be using in the next few decades are starting to take shape, and it's looking very very 2001: A Space Odyssey-esque! Especially the 'FlexCraft'..

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/04/delving-deeper-dsh-configurations-support-craft/