NASA's making a big announcment on the 14th May 2008

Broadsword · Post by **Broadsword** » Sun May 11, 2008 12:50 pm

JBrazen wrote:I've always said that I'd rather be dead before my daughters hit the dating age!

Oh massive, planet destroying asteroid, please make your way to earth in the next 10 years.

Their A/L?

OSULLY · Post by **OSULLY** » Sun May 11, 2008 12:57 pm

Hm....NASA....A way to travel faster than light?

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sun May 11, 2008 1:12 pm

OSULLY wrote:Hm....NASA....A way to travel faster than light?

Something like that would probably not be announced by NASA, but rather JPL.

Anyway, this is an object they've been hunting in space for 50 years.

Gandalf · Post by **Gandalf** » Sun May 11, 2008 7:28 pm

Man that word Object scares me

But I am guessing Big comet or asteriods

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Mon May 12, 2008 1:48 pm

Broadsword wrote:Their A/L?

Broadsword · Post by **Broadsword** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:58 pm

So it was an announcement about going back to the moon by 2020? F NASA.

Check out this TED video by Burt Rutan - http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/4

JAFO · Post by **JAFO** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:05 pm

Broadsword wrote:So it was an announcement about going back to the moon by 2020? F NASA.

Check out this TED video by Burt Rutan - http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/4

They made their announcement a day early? Man, I hate that shite, I was going to have a NASA Big Announcement party tomorrow.

Broadsword · Post by **Broadsword** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:16 pm

JAFO wrote:They made their announcement a day early? Man, I hate that shite, I was going to have a NASA Big Announcement party tomorrow.

lol, bogus site, long day.

anyway........ TED is great site.

triniwasp · Post by **triniwasp** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:26 pm

brembo wrote:I'm gonna go with a black hole. Center of the galaxy, and a big one at that.

I thought that had already been confirmed?

blebs99 wrote:Ha, your all wrong! They are announcing the largest asteroid found to date heading straight for us. Were all doomed, we'll never make it.

Perhaps...

Whatever it is, I hope it's + and not -

greEd · Post by **greEd** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:37 am

*Bump* to remind people of the event.

http://www.nasa.gov/news/media/newsaudio/index.html

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:59 am

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/ma ... isory.html

NASA to Announce Success of Long Galactic Hunt

WASHINGTON -- NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. This finding was made by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with ground-based observations.

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact the Chandra Press Office at 617-496-7998 or e-mail mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu. Live audio of the teleconference will be streamed online at:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

Same stuff Brent showed earlier.. just updating the thread...its prob a big rock with 87 octane on it!!

greEd · Post by **greEd** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:11 pm

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:00 pm

greEd wrote:

edit: well apparently it's not on NASA tv - they're rebroadcasting an interview w/ the crew of the space station ...

edit edit: I KNOW WHAT IT IS!!! It's the Iludium PU36 Explosive Space Modulator!!!!

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:10 pm

remains of a supernova ... B.F.D.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:11 pm

That was the big announcement?

And here I am raiding Walmart stockpiling on goods before the nuclear winter hits!

BFD indeed!

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:11 pm

greEd wrote:

I knew Dr. Evil was still roaming the galaxy. This proves it.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:12 pm

The most recent supernova in our Milky Way Galaxy has been located 140 years after it exploded. NASA's Chandra X Ray Observatory and ground based radio dishes discovered the remnants of the supernova, known as G1.9+0.3. When it exploded 140 years ago in the middle of the Milky Way, it couldn't be seen optically because it was obscured by the surrounded dense gas and dust. Today, G1.9+0.3's expanding remnant is detectable in x-ray and radio waves by Chandra and a ground based array of dishes.

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Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:14 pm

It seems that NASA is as equally skilled at putting the Fear Factor in their announcements as the government is.

JAFO · Post by **JAFO** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:17 pm

I blame Brent! If he hadn't hyped it up so much I wouldn't be sitting in my bunker wondering what the hell I'm gonna do with 3,738 cases of dehydrated hossenfeffer.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:20 pm

The "breaking news" is so lame that the OP should ask for this thread to be deleted.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:28 pm

Yeah wtf!??! I was expecting a lifetime supply of 87 Octane for less than 1cent/gallon!!

greEd · Post by **greEd** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:33 pm

[Price is Right lose noise]

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:26 pm

OSULLY · Post by **OSULLY** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:36 pm

Jamie_R wrote: I KNOW WHAT IT IS!!! It's the Iludium PU36 Explosive Space Modulator!!!!

:rotfl:Aww the secrets out. Youngest? They even state that there should be younger ones!

jasonb31 · Post by **jasonb31** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:34 pm

Back in the day NASA was cool. Now it is a giant waste of this country's money the way it is working now. They should be putting up our military hardware or helping to find better ways to spot objects that would affect us period. Like meteors and comets or deadly solar flares, The things that can wipe out half the earth or all of it for that matter. Its obvious that they cant fix the tiles and foam problem so who the heck thinks they can go to the moon without spending a trillion dollars.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:41 pm

http://www.thespaceplace.com/nasa/spinoffs.html

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:25 am

Fascinating Brent, thank you!

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Thu May 15, 2008 11:28 am

JAFO wrote:I blame Brent! If he hadn't hyped it up so much I wouldn't be sitting in my bunker wondering what the hell I'm gonna do with 3,738 cases of dehydrated hossenfeffer.