The Space Thread

Scored 9 kills with their F4(?) simulator some years ago, a bit like clubbing seals though given mostly kids in line. Still was a decent simulator, all missiles had to be fired while rolling of course. Great museum, the planetarium is also a neat attraction, was just there again last year.

Need to renew my membership for Wings over the Rockies though. Some days are better spent staring at a F-104 and hanging around the beer garden. 

I don't remember the model of this, but I did snap this one for you Lahey. It's an Air Force plane that was fitted with giant cameras that took shots of the earth iirc. It was the real thing, not a replica. I have no idea how they fit it in that building. 

http://tinypic.com/r/14b2m28/8

I fear that one day, even in space, people will abuse science to fulfill their barbaric need to kill people and wage war. My biggest concern is nuclear use and space debris along earth's orbit.

It's cool in the movies and all. But it's terrifying in reality.

Been a while...

This has been a long time coming, tune in for a (hopeful) successful launch, and even better, a first stage landing. T-Minus 14 minutes.

I thought NASA never hid anything from the public?

I believe there is so much more they know....

WE DID IT REDDIT

It just keeps on getting bigger, forgot to update when the news officially came out a few days ago.

NASA's Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered (NASA.gov)

But of course in SpaceX news....  Dragon capsule makes a successful landing, wrapping up a flawless mission that started with the first barge landing seen earlier in this thread....

Dragon Splashdown (SpaceX.com) (Space.com)