Category Archives: Space Station

2012 – That was the year that was

Posted on December 30, 2012 by astronomersden

938,900,000 km at 30km/s. It’s quite a ride when you think about it. Throw in 366 rotations at an equatorial speed of 1,674.4 km/h and the whole thing sounds pretty hair raising. 2012. It’s almost over and another arbitrarily set … Continue reading →

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Architectural Fundament

Posted on December 2, 2012 by astronomersden

You have to admire the ingenuity of it.  The deep thinking intelligence of it all.  The precision of the design and architecture.  I mean it was just placed so precisely.  How did they know? This morning I watched as three … Continue reading →

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Dan Dare report for duty!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by astronomersden

In the 1970s we gave up on the Vertical Empire.  The UK shot Black Arrow into the skies above Woomera and placed a small test satellite called Prospero in a near perfect orbit, dusted its hands and said enough. Well almost.  … Continue reading →

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Two in the bed…

Posted on June 18, 2012 by astronomersden

Today there are two manned stations in space. One is the leviathan that is the International Space Station. 450 Tonnes, 108 metres across, with a rotating crew of 6.  It has been manned since 2001 and while its usefulness and … Continue reading →

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