Space Rope Trick Experiment Goes Awry 200
Tjeerd writes "An experiment that envisaged sending a parcel from space to Earth on a 30-kilometre tether fell short of its goal yesterday when the long fibre rope did not fully unwind, Russian Mission Control said.
It was intended to deliver a spherical capsule, called Fotino, attached to the end of the tether back to Earth — a relatively simple and cheap technology that could be used in the future to retrieve bulkier cargoes from space.""
Actually... (Score:5, Funny)
after a thourough scientific analysis ... (Score:5, Funny)
it's funny because it's true (Score:5, Funny)
So that's how UPS plans on routing packages in the future. Perhaps they realize that the only way to achieve more damage per parcel is to actually drop them from outer space.
Delivery failed? (Score:3, Funny)
Close call (Score:5, Funny)
So much for... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:it's funny because it's true (Score:5, Funny)
Story is not complete (Score:5, Funny)
The Proper Way to Do It (Score:3, Funny)
Re:it's funny because it's true (Score:3, Funny)
INCOMING!!!
Re:Is a 30km rope (Score:5, Funny)
You don't know anything about space, clearly, so just shut up. Leave this stuff to us experts.
(aside: Hey Bob, I have an idea why our space tether idea didn't work our right, get this: what if we used MORE than 30km of...)
Re:it's funny because it's true (Score:4, Funny)
Re:it's funny because it's true (Score:3, Funny)
I think you're on to something. With a quick slingshot around the sun, they could start offering 'UPS Yesterday Air'
Re:Space Elevators endanger EVERYONE. (Score:5, Funny)
We're trying. STFU.
Re:Close call (Score:5, Funny)
Weird reversal of space pen gag (Score:4, Funny)
Re:after a thourough scientific analysis ... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:it's funny because it's true (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps they should employ my mum: Free physical and emotional damage.
They were actually pretty close (Score:3, Funny)
Ah wait...
This isn't NASA.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Re:Space Elevators endanger EVERYONE. (Score:4, Funny)
Pushing rope (Score:3, Funny)
Sounds impressively dangerous (Score:3, Funny)