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I got quite emotional.
90 years old, what it must have meant to him i can only imagine!
Let's see what's out there...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-588...
90 years old, what it must have meant to him i can only imagine!
Let's see what's out there...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-588...
digimeistter said:
I got quite emotional.
90 years old, what it must have meant to him i can only imagine!
Let's see what's out there...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-588...
Shatner told us what's out there - death and blackness! Also seemed to think it would be a great place for us to dump our rubbish 90 years old, what it must have meant to him i can only imagine!
Let's see what's out there...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-588...
Obviously not quite what he meant but that's how it came across.
It seems the Duke of Cambridge is not impressed.
Duke of Cambridge brings William Shatner down to earth with pot-shot at space tourism - I’ve got the app, so apologies for not linking to an article.
Anyway, is there a risk of one privileged individual telling another what they should be doing?
Duke of Cambridge brings William Shatner down to earth with pot-shot at space tourism - I’ve got the app, so apologies for not linking to an article.
Anyway, is there a risk of one privileged individual telling another what they should be doing?
dukeboy749r said:
It seems the Duke of Cambridge is not impressed.
Duke of Cambridge brings William Shatner down to earth with pot-shot at space tourism - I’ve got the app, so apologies for not linking to an article.
Anyway, is there a risk of one privileged individual telling another what they should be doing?
He's entitled to his opinion, doesn't make him right.Duke of Cambridge brings William Shatner down to earth with pot-shot at space tourism - I’ve got the app, so apologies for not linking to an article.
Anyway, is there a risk of one privileged individual telling another what they should be doing?
The fundamental reality is that, cutting edge research and development generally leads to innovation in other areas. See Apollo program and the impact it had on modern technology.
Failure to invest in multiple areas could result in inadequate solutions for the problems he is discussing.
From a certain perspective Musk is correct in that making us a multi planet species will increase our capability of survival, long term.
The main issue I have is that without all the Earth observing satellites, they wouldn't have the data to verify the climate change situation.
Eric Mc said:
Yep - the most important scientific discoveries come from areas of research that aren't always connected to the area where the discovery proves to be the most beneficial
I think my favourite "random connections" story was when observations of the sun lead to spectrometry. Random!dukeboy749r said:
It seems the Duke of Cambridge is not impressed.
Duke of Cambridge brings William Shatner down to earth with pot-shot at space tourism - I’ve got the app, so apologies for not linking to an article.
Anyway, is there a risk of one privileged individual telling another what they should be doing?
I have little time for a bloke whose only reason for importance is that his grandmother is important. I’m not Bezos’ greatest fan, but his achievements are undeniable. Duke of Cambridge brings William Shatner down to earth with pot-shot at space tourism - I’ve got the app, so apologies for not linking to an article.
Anyway, is there a risk of one privileged individual telling another what they should be doing?
dukeboy749r said:
It seems the Duke of Cambridge is not impressed.
Duke of Cambridge brings William Shatner down to earth with pot-shot at space tourism - I’ve got the app, so apologies for not linking to an article.
Anyway, is there a risk of one privileged individual telling another what they should be doing?
does Bezos count as privileged - considering he hasnt been handed a title and money and never had to work in his life from the moment he was born, just because he lives in some outdated system of "Royality" that we seem to want to keep and pay for in this country.Duke of Cambridge brings William Shatner down to earth with pot-shot at space tourism - I’ve got the app, so apologies for not linking to an article.
Anyway, is there a risk of one privileged individual telling another what they should be doing?
Perhaps we should focus on the Earth old Duke, instead of pumping money into your "establishment" and lifestyle for you and the rest of you including sour-faced Granny .....
Mammasaid said:
I don't think it was the weightlessness that impressed him so much as the view.Well done Mr Shatner. He genuinely conveys the true sense of awe that comes from having that view.
Eric Mc said:
Mammasaid said:
I don't think it was the weightlessness that impressed him so much as the view.Well done Mr Shatner. He genuinely conveys the true sense of awe that comes from having that view.
Flooble said:
Yep, even if he did seem a bit overwhelmed. I am sure someone said that NASA made a huge mistake in sending scientists and test pilots to the moon instead of artists.
They might not have sent an artist to the moon, but at least one came backhttps://www.alanbean.com/
Flooble said:
Eric Mc said:
Mammasaid said:
I don't think it was the weightlessness that impressed him so much as the view.Well done Mr Shatner. He genuinely conveys the true sense of awe that comes from having that view.
Time has moved on and we are now just at the beginning of the era where poets, artists, singers and actors (even perhaps rather hammy ones like William Shatner) are being given access to space flight.
It may be a transformative moment for humanity. Who knows.
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