Photo of space station repairs above nz
Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr. (left) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang participate in the mission’s first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction continues on the International Space Station.
WTF was that thing in norway? i have my theories…
How does the media seem so calm/ quiet about this?! It’s so suspicious given the events which unfolded in the past 24 hours -
1. Obama arrives in Norway to collect his Nobel Peace Prize – Are the Russians firing up a not so cold war and trying to kill him + all the world leaders in Copenhagen while they are at it? Science is saying it’s most likely a Russian missile which has failed. If this is so, why would they risk getting into a world war they can’t win unless there was something in Oslo they wanted to hit?
2. Britain closes down UFO investigation unit – Either they found aliens and now the aliens are pissed off about not being able to email through anymore and are coming down for a visit. OR the British knew this was coming and closed the unit suddenly so that they would not be accountable for investigating it. But again, why would Mulder and Scully let Obama visit if they knew someone else was visiting too? Perhaps the terrestrial meeting was planned, and the real reason he’s getting the peace prize is for a Federation of the Galaxies like scheme he is about to announce?
3. The LHC finally collides some atoms – This is the most probable and scary possibility; CERN have created a black hole. Sure why would it be in Norway not France/ Switzerland? Perhaps it’s a horizon thing like the Aurora Borealis? Who really knows what they are plotting, or what Al Qaeda is doing with in CERN… If it is a man made black hole I am sure we can expect to be living in space some time soon.
Swiming with a liger of the sea
Today I met this weird creature, half bottle nose dolphin + half false killer whale aptly named a “wholphin”. I honestly didn’t know what to think when I saw it… how does something like this come into being?
Most hybrid animals are sterile but this girl gave birth to three pups, the latest of which is the only one to have survived. I got to jump in a pool and play with her, even ride on her tummy around the pool (holding onto her flippers). James wanted to do that as well but she wouldn’t pick him up until she got a kiss from me. It was pretty awesome. She chuckled heaps in a weird deeper than usual dolphin voice when James tried to give her a kiss. Apparently she’s a bit shy around boys.
the furtherest away from home you will ever get
In the first half of this video, Bill Stone discusses his experiences caving and how lonely it is being three kms underground, surrounded by dark rock.
The thought of it freaks me out. I am somewhere in between a claustrophobic and an agoraphobic, I get mild anxiety being too far from civilisation (perhaps bright city lights) so a cave is not my ideal hideout.
The thought of space travel has always struck me in the same way. It’s so dark out there and so isolated – in all its tremendous infinity.
Do you think you’d feel trapped in space?