Space Things

[Dadhawk]

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[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

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Looks flat to me!

Edit: The craziest thing about this picture to me is that they didn't fly "to" the moon. They flew (fell?) to a point in space at just the right timing for this incredibly massive boulder to pass underneath them as they fall back to Earth. I'm an engineer, I know the math works, but it's still kind of insane to think that rock on the left is going to be where you are now in a few minutes.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Looks flat to me!

Edit: The craziest thing about this picture to me is that they didn't fly "to" the moon. They flew (fell?) to a point in space at just the right timing for this incredibly massive boulder to pass underneath them as they fall back to Earth. I'm an engineer, I know the math works, but it's still kind of insane to think that rock on the left is going to be where you are now in a few minutes.

I wouldn’t say “insane” but rather, “bloody marvelous!”
Same goes for a sniper who can hit a moving target from a mile and a half away. I know it’s been done in the past, I know it will be done again in the future but it still blows my mind.

[alex87f]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Looks flat to me!

Edit: The craziest thing about this picture to me is that they didn't fly "to" the moon. They flew (fell?) to a point in space at just the right timing for this incredibly massive boulder to pass underneath them as they fall back to Earth. I'm an engineer, I know the math works, but it's still kind of insane to think that rock on the left is going to be where you are now in a few minutes.

The math is impressive. Trusting it with the life of several people is... something else.

I'm a sucker for space opera type fiction, for me these missions hit a particular spot

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I know the math works, but it's still kind of insane to think that rock on the left is going to be where you are now in a few minutes.

Yea, I get that. I'm a private pilot and I understand how an airplane flies (Newton's 3rd law and all), but I don't understand why.

[Lantanafrs2]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yea, I get that. I'm a private pilot and I understand how an airplane flies (Newton's 3rd law and all), but I don't understand why.

Better to enjoy than understand

[blsfrs]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

I wouldn’t say “insane” but rather, “bloody marvelous!”
Same goes for a sniper who can hit a moving target from a mile and a half away. I know it’s been done in the past, I know it will be done again in the future but it still blows my mind.

I like your sniper analogy. Except, the sniper is firing from a moving platform while aiming at that moving target. At least "he" doesn't have to worry about wind direction.

[Unplugem]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yea, I get that. I'm a private pilot and I understand how an airplane flies (Newton's 3rd law and all), but I don't understand why.

[Unplugem]

Originally Posted by blsfrs

I like your sniper analogy. Except, the sniper is firing from a moving platform while aiming at that moving target. At least "he" doesn't have to worry about wind direction.