I can't be alone in hearing the Space: 1999 theme on seeing that lunar/terran shot. =:D Quite beautiful, and a reminder of what we can aspire to, collectively.
I wonder what would cause that severe a pilot error to deploy the feathering then? Seems like they've got cockpit video and audio, not to mention one of the pilots, so hopefully the investigators will be able to get to the root of the tragedy, with suitable recommendations to guard against any repeat.
That ALMA image is indeed quite astonishing. We shan't live to see that in person, but, I'd be surprised if humanity won't at some point, whether through the brute force method of generational ships, or as yet impossibilities like folding space to effect a warp drive of sorts. The challenge seems more to ensure we don't extinguish Earth before becoming a multi-planetary species.
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I'm quite amazed to hear the other one survived.
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I wonder what would cause that severe a pilot error to deploy the feathering then? Seems like they've got cockpit video and audio, not to mention one of the pilots, so hopefully the investigators will be able to get to the root of the tragedy, with suitable recommendations to guard against any repeat.
That ALMA image is indeed quite astonishing. We shan't live to see that in person, but, I'd be surprised if humanity won't at some point, whether through the brute force method of generational ships, or as yet impossibilities like folding space to effect a warp drive of sorts. The challenge seems more to ensure we don't extinguish Earth before becoming a multi-planetary species.
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