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    The harrowing story of what flying Starliner was like when its thrusters failed

    If this incident had been a Hollywood script people would have had a hard time accepting it as plausible. I mean how can a car stop at the very edge of the cliff millimeters before going over?
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    Outgoing NASA administrator urges incoming leaders to stick with Artemis plan

    "Bill Nelson: OK, let me ask you another question. Do you think that President Trump would rather have a conversation with American astronauts during his tenure rather than listening to the comments of Chinese astronauts on the Moon during his tenure?" I would love to see humans land on the...
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    We’re finally going to the Solar System’s most intriguing but unexplored frontier

    @staskya During the fifties a scientist reportedly told Eisenhower (who had just founded ARPA): "Don't you know Mr. President that almost all scientists are Democrats?" To which Ike replied: "I like scientists for their science not their politics" So I say to you that I like Culberson for his...
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    We now have even more evidence against the “ecocide” theory of Easter Island

    Yes we are, that's why it's all Greek to you (I am Greek).
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    If you plan to eat an undercooked bear, watch out for brain worms

    I believe there's a reason why for many western societies eating predative animals is taboo: you are more likely to get infected by the predator's own infections as a result of their diet. The same is true of fish, the dietary recommendation is to eat tuna sparingly because it is high on the...
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    Outdoing the dinosaurs: What we can do if we spot a threatening asteroid

    Someone is a SF/fantasy film lover: Close encounters (of the Third Kind) It’s full of stars (2001 A Space Odyssey) A mighty wind (no clue as to that) I am the keymaster (Ghostbusters) I don’t want to miss a thing (Aerosmith from Armageddon's soundtrack) :giggle:
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    Years after shuttle, NASA rediscovers the perils of liquid hydrogen

    So let me get this straight: You build a new (space) vehicle and you decide to fit it with a 50 year old engine ? Surely that can only end without any recurring problems ...
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    John Glenn, the last of Mercury Seven astronauts, has died

    True heroes are always regular guys. I bet that if you asked him if he was a hero he would deny it and would tell you about astronauts such as Gus Grissom*, Roger Chaffee and Ed White who died in the Apollo 1 fire. Consider yourself truly fortunate that were able to cross paths, even so briefly...
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    Decrypted: Westworld season 1’s final note was a bit off key

    I am sorry Annalee, but I completely disagree with you about the Logan/MIB transformation. Logan did not become a monster after he saw Dolores "share her milk can" with a new guest he already had a criminal personality. On his first journey with Dolores he shot a defenseless host who had...
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    Decrypted: Who needs linear time when you’ve got Westworld?

    I have an crazy idea: What if there is no Wyatt and Dolores is responsible for the carnage in Escalante AND the killing of Arnold? Bear in mind that Teddy is a host and therefore an unreliable narrator, he is "seeing" what Ford wants him to see or remember. How twisted it would be for Ford to...
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    Decrypted: Who needs linear time when you’ve got Westworld?

    Now that you mentioned Brandon Lee, I just found this on Wikipedia: "Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. And yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a...
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    Project Blue aims to find a “pale blue dot” around Alpha Centauri

    Yes, but Sid Meir would be so proud because there might come a day when the ending of "Civilization" is no longer SF!
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    Science proves that Fangio was the greatest F1 driver of all time

    @ Electricdawn Take a look at this and tell me who is the best off all time: https://youtu.be/l4qs9RScqnM?t=17
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    Breaking the sound barrier by air, by land, and in free fall

    Lets not forget the UK version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_M.52 Some claim that the design of the moving tailplane was "borrowed" from the British. An interesting incident of the early years of supersonic flight was an F11F-1 Tiger which managed to shoot itself down...
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    14-year-old Texas boy arrested for bringing homemade clock to school

    I hope Ahmed Mohamed graduates school and college with distinction and then manages to work for NASA!
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    Unemulated: Eleven classic arcade games you can’t play at home

    Can't believe Monaco GP is a no mention. Silly game by today's standards but sitting in the "deluxe" cabinet felt like the ultimate VR in the seventies.
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    Monkey’s selfie at center of copyright brouhaha

    It's a classic case of "the monkey did it": http://youtu.be/93ZDOcU2TL4
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    Why you’ll never drive your car with a joystick

    Ferrari compared to Pontiac! Even mentioning the two brands together is so wrong it's almost sacrilege.
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    Dating the collision that formed the Moon using late-arriving debris

    Why go so deep? The mantle is full of diamonds at 75-100 miles only.
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    The Moto 360 is the first Android Wear device, has a round display

    Anything worn by the King of Cool has its awesomeness factor multiplied by 100. If it's in Le Mans the factor is at least 10000