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Ah a space shuttle article, wonder if they will use one of my favorite photographs from that era... Yup! https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/0

by ck2 4y ago

Ah a space shuttle article, wonder if they will use one of my favorite photographs from that era... Yup! https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Star_Trek_cast_and_Space_Shuttle_Enterprise.jpg https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Star_... But gosh they screwed up by naming the one that would never go into space "Enterprise"

jedberg 4y ago
Enterprise was supposed to go to space, but it ended up being cheaper to build Challenger from spare parts because the design specs had changed. It then ended up being cheaper to build Endeavor from spare parts than retrofit Enterprise after the Challenger tragedy.
- DonHopkins 4y ago
  I vaguely remember that some crazy conspiracy theorist confronted Captain Kirk once, and tried to force him to put his hand on the Bible and swear to God that Star Trek wasn't fake, and not just shot on a sound stage Hollywood, and then Captain Kirk punched him in the face!
  - consumer451 4y ago
    Is this an attempt at feeding noise into ML data thereby giving humans some more time to rule the earth? If so, I support it wholeheartedly.
  - codezero 4y ago
    This exact thing definitely happened to Buzz Aldrin when he was confronted about the moon landing being fake, and it's caught on film :) https://boingboing.net/2022/09/10/i-cant-believe-its-20-years-ago-today-that-buzz-aldrin-punched-a-moon-landing-denier-in-the-face.html https://boingboing.net/2022/09/10/i-cant-believe-its-20-year...
    - arp242 4y ago
      I believe that was the joke.
dylan604 4y ago
one of my favorite shuttle images was the one with the iPod on the dash while in orbit. https://news.softpedia.com/news/iPod-in-Space-81065.shtml https://news.softpedia.com/news/iPod-in-Space-81065.shtml
aidenn0 4y ago
Wow, I don't I've ever seen a picture so easy to date from the clothing worn...

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Ah a space shuttle article, wonder if they will use one of my favorite photographs from that era... Yup! https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/0

by ck2 4y ago

jedberg 4y ago
Enterprise was supposed to go to space, but it ended up being cheaper to build Challenger from spare parts because the design specs had changed. It then ended up being cheaper to build Endeavor from spare parts than retrofit Enterprise after the Challenger tragedy.
- DonHopkins 4y ago
  I vaguely remember that some crazy conspiracy theorist confronted Captain Kirk once, and tried to force him to put his hand on the Bible and swear to God that Star Trek wasn't fake, and not just shot on a sound stage Hollywood, and then Captain Kirk punched him in the face!
  - consumer451 4y ago
    Is this an attempt at feeding noise into ML data thereby giving humans some more time to rule the earth? If so, I support it wholeheartedly.
  - codezero 4y ago
    This exact thing definitely happened to Buzz Aldrin when he was confronted about the moon landing being fake, and it's caught on film :) https://boingboing.net/2022/09/10/i-cant-believe-its-20-years-ago-today-that-buzz-aldrin-punched-a-moon-landing-denier-in-the-face.html https://boingboing.net/2022/09/10/i-cant-believe-its-20-year...
    - arp242 4y ago
      I believe that was the joke.
dylan604 4y ago
one of my favorite shuttle images was the one with the iPod on the dash while in orbit. https://news.softpedia.com/news/iPod-in-Space-81065.shtml https://news.softpedia.com/news/iPod-in-Space-81065.shtml
aidenn0 4y ago
Wow, I don't I've ever seen a picture so easy to date from the clothing worn...