The Sky at Night

[Eric Mc]

The most recent episode was worth a watch for anyone interested in NASA and the Space Shuttle.

It was on BBC 4 last night and will be on the iPlayer for a few weeks. It was about the end of the Shuttle programme and the future of NASA's involvement in manned spaceflight. One of the guests was British astronaut Piers Morgan.

[El Guapo]

Eric Mc said:

British astronaut Piers Morgan.

Wait. What? No.

[TEKNOPUG]

Piers Morgan has been strapped to a boody-great rocket and blasted into Space?


Why wasn't this made a public holiday like the Royal Wedding?!

[Eric Mc]

TEKNOPUG said:

Piers Morgan has been strapped to a boody-great rocket and blasted into Space?


Why wasn't this made a public holiday like the Royal Wedding?!

If only.

Piers Sellers is the man - my mistake.

[Guffy]

I watched this last night and thought it was excellent, enjoyed Piers Sellers narrative.

Intro music always makes me feel nostalgic as i've been watching since the 70's, but then i get the same thing with re-runs of the Sweeney

[Eric Mc]

As I am currently building a 1/144 scale model of the Space Shuttle Discovery, it was nice to see the array of Shuttle and other launcher models on display in the background. The models were built by the expert modeller (and long time supplier of models to the BBC) Mat Irvine.

[Nom de ploom]

anyone see the super nova last night?

too cloudy in blighty last night - its about 4 degrees up from the arm of The Plough...21 million years the light has been travelling to us...makes you think

[jmorgan]

Nom de ploom said:

anyone see the super nova last night?

too cloudy in blighty last night - its about 4 degrees up from the arm of The Plough...21 million years the light has been travelling to us...makes you think

Yeah, makes you think why I do not move...... sodding weather, been trying to look at it for weeks but work or weather.

[Mojocvh]

jmorgan said:

Nom de ploom said:

anyone see the super nova last night?

too cloudy in blighty last night - its about 4 degrees up from the arm of The Plough...21 million years the light has been travelling to us...makes you think

Yeah, makes you think why I do not move...... sodding weather, been trying to look at it for weeks but work or weather.

Ain't going to be on this weekend...

[Grandad Gaz]

Thanks for that Eric

I shall catch up with that over the weekend.
I love watching Patrick Moore. How he is still alive I don't know. Have you seen the size of him lately?

How old is he now. Mid eighties?

[Caruso]

Eric Mc said:

If only.

Piers Sellers is the man - my mistake.

You must have been thinking Wrong Stuff instead of Right Stuff.

[Eric Mc]

Grandad Gaz said:

Thanks for that Eric

I shall catch up with that over the weekend.
I love watching Patrick Moore. How he is still alive I don't know. Have you seen the size of him lately?

How old is he now. Mid eighties?

88

[Sheets Tabuer]

No mention of UARS

Been watching Patrick Moore for years, he doesn't look well these days

[jmorgan]

He is looking a tad frail nowadays but does seem all there.

I will also catch up as I can and often do. UARS cropped up in another thread.