spacesailor Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 But at least, we could have, ' Street lighting ' From space NO CHARGE !. spacesailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, spacesailor said: But at least, we could have, ' Street lighting ' From space NO CHARGE !. spacesailor Spacey there are already solar-powered lighting projects in Europe: big mirrors on the mountains reflect the sun into deep shaded valleys. Space- based versions have been proposed, but this greenie would campaign against them; too many of nature’s critters would have their whole daily/seasonal rhythms buggered up by such a big change in light conditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 You mean similar to humans working ' shift work '. we adapt, according to one , Darwin. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 I can't see our puny efforts at space solar harvesting making much of a difference in the overall scheme of things. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 14 hours ago, Marty_d said: I can't see our puny efforts at space solar harvesting making much of a difference in the overall scheme of things. I’m sure Americans with shotguns thought the same when they fired at the swarms of billions of Passenger Pidgeon…which became extinct within a few years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 The Grammer Police should approve of this.... I hope. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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old man emu Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 The above image is approved by the Commissioner of Grammar Police for continued exhibition. Interesting point: Is it commissioner "for", or commissioner "of"? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 3 hours ago, old man emu said: Is it commissioner "for", or commissioner "of"? My money is on "of". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 It's hard to find a definition of "commissioner" which includes either "of" or "for". The definitions using "of" or "for" are hard to find. A commissioner is an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority) to do something. In that sense it is a title, in much the same way as the officer ranks of the military. So, for example, the person commissioned to control the police is the Commissioner for Police. Which is odd, because the lower officer ranks use the form "of Police". I think this one should be let go through to the Keeper. Common usage involving "of" probably overrides the more accurate "for". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 As far as we are concerned, we gift you the continued authority to act as our Grammar Police representative. So there! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) Meanwhile, at our new Space centre, Elon is getting worried... Edited January 9, 2022 by nomadpete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 19 hours ago, old man emu said: It's hard to find a definition of "commissioner" which includes either "of" or "for". The definitions using "of" or "for" are hard to find. A commissioner is an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority) to do something. In that sense it is a title, in much the same way as the officer ranks of the military. So, for example, the person commissioned to control the police is the Commissioner for Police. Which is odd, because the lower officer ranks use the form "of Police". I think this one should be let go through to the Keeper. Common usage involving "of" probably overrides the more accurate "for". You would think that a commissioner would be one who commissions, and one who has been given a commission would be a commissionee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 hours ago, willedoo said: You would think that a commissioner would be one who commissions, and one who has been given a commission would be a commissionee. That would be in direct conflict with the normal abnormality of the English language. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 The Russians are going back to the moon this year, for the first time since the 1970's. The Luna 25 lander is scheduled for lift off in July 2022 on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage. Emphasis is on finding water with the landing area of the lunar south pole region offering the highest chances of success. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 I think the Chinese, Indians and even Israelis have done moon shots recently, but none manned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 The Russian Proton-M heavy-lift launch vehicles will cease production this year. They have ten stockpiled and four still under construction. They're being replaced with the more eco friendly Angara launch vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 ha ha ha ha *bemused laugh* Environmentally friendly weapons... What next? Green coal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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willedoo Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said: ha ha ha ha *bemused laugh* Environmentally friendly weapons... What next? Green coal? It's not a weapon, Jerry. More like a space truck. To cart supplies to the ISS and deploy satellites. You might be confusing it with ICBM's. The problem with the Proton is the unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine fuel. The Angara uses liquid oxygen and kerosene, not as polluting as the Proton. Edited January 16, 2022 by willedoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Yes - I may have been.. Too much red last night (was French, too.. pfft!)... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 You'll feel a lot better when you get back onto good Australian reds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, nomadpete said: You'll feel a lot better when you get back onto good Australian reds Jerry could move to the red centre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 This is an animation of known near Earth asteroids. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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