ISS To Become Second Brightest-Object In the Sky 243
Matt_dk writes "Move over, Morning Star. Once Canadarm2 helps install the fourth and final set of solar array wings to the International Space Station later this month, the Station will surpass Venus as the brightest object in the night sky, second only to the Moon. The Space Shuttle Discovery is set to deliver the power-generating solar panels and Starboard 6 (S6) truss segment to the ISS on the 125th mission in the Shuttle program, known as STS-119/15A (slated for launch on March 11)."
He's Headed to That Small Moon Over There (Score:5, Funny)
Move over, Morning Star. Once Canadarm2 helps install the fourth and final set of solar array wings to the International Space Station later this month, the Station will surpass Venus as the brightest object in the night sky, second only to the Moon.
That's no moon. It's the International Space Station.
Gods Must Be Crazy? (Score:4, Funny)
Perhaps they will select Three Wise Men to go on a pilgrimage toward the bright new star...
Re:2nd brightest? not quite. (Score:5, Funny)
THE SUN
Flaming ball of fusion, you have thwarted my plans for the last time! You will rue the day!!!
shakes fist angrily at sun
Re:Moon? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Second only to the Moon? (Score:5, Funny)
He lives in Alaska, you insensitive clod!
The Moon: A Ridiculous Liberal Myth (Score:5, Funny)
It amazes me that so many allegedly "educated" people have fallen so quickly and so hard for a fraudulent fabrication of such laughable proportions. The very idea that a gigantic ball of rock happens to orbit our planet, showing itself in neat, four-week cycles -- with the same side facing us all the time -- is ludicrous. Furthermore, it is an insult to common sense and a damnable affront to intellectual honesty and integrity. That people actually believe it is evidence that the liberals have wrested the last vestiges of control of our public school system from decent, God-fearing Americans (as if any further evidence was needed! Daddy's Roommate? God Almighty!)
Documentaries such as Enemy of the State have accurately portrayed the elaborate, byzantine network of surveillance satellites that the liberals have sent into space to spy on law-abiding Americans. Equipped with technology developed by Handgun Control, Inc., these satellites have the ability to detect firearms from hundreds of kilometers up. That's right, neighbors .. the next time you're out in the backyard exercising your Second Amendment rights, the liberals will see it! These satellites are sensitive enough to tell the difference between a Colt .45 and a .38 Special! And when they detect you with a firearm, their computers cross-reference the address to figure out your name, and then an enormous database housed at Berkeley is updated with information about you.
Of course, this all works fine during the day, but what about at night? Even the liberals can't control the rotation of the Earth to prevent nightfall from setting in (only Joshua was able to ask for that particular favor!) That's where the "moon" comes in. Powered by nuclear reactors, the "moon" is nothing more than an enormous balloon, emitting trillions of candlepower of gun-revealing light. Piloted by key members of the liberal community, the "moon" is strategically moved across the country, pointing out those who dare to make use of their God-given rights at night!
Yes, I know this probably sounds paranoid and preposterous, but consider this. Despite what the revisionist historians tell you, there is no mention of the "moon" anywhere in literature or historical documents -- anywhere -- before 1950. That is when it was initially launched. When President Josef Kennedy, at the State of the Union address, proclaimed "We choose to go to the moon", he may as well have said "We choose to go to the weather balloon." The subsequent faking of a "moon" landing on national TV was the first step in a long history of the erosion of our constitutional rights by leftists in this country. No longer can we hide from our government when the sun goes down.
Re:2nd brightest? not quite. (Score:5, Funny)
Mr. Burns, is that you?
Re:2nd brightest? not quite. (Score:4, Funny)
Which country? (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone know which country the Canadarm2 is from? /ducks
Re:Moon? (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, in order to combat global warming, they intend to turn off the sun.
Re:The Moon: A Ridiculous Liberal Myth (Score:4, Funny)
Are you nuts? Less than a minute googling 'history of the moon' will give you hundreds of references to it pre 1950.
And for the sake of argument, let's say all of those references were fabricated by historians. Then how do you explain the tides? Menstrual cycles? Even fish are more likely to bite on certain weeks, and it all has to do with lunar cycles. You don't really think that all of the above is recent to the past 60 years, do you?
Re:The Moon: A Ridiculous Liberal Myth (Score:5, Funny)
Either someone just got trolled, or I just got reverse-trolled.
It's getting harder and harder to tell these days.
Re:Reminds me of a song... (Score:5, Funny)
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Ah crap, it's a satellite.
Re:How ironic (Score:4, Funny)
Who would've thought, it figures...
Re:Which country? (Score:5, Funny)
Like most things in Canada.
Signed, a proud Canadian.
Re:It doesn't matter for me (Score:5, Funny)
"However, I live in the flight path of a nearby airport. How can I tell the difference between ISS, and a passing plane?"
If you fire a stinger at it and it hits, it's most certainly a plain. If it misses, it's probably the ISS.
Works for me.
Re:Which country? (Score:3, Funny)
You mean like the small Canada flags that people buy on july 1st?
Re:2nd brightest? not quite. (Score:5, Funny)
From the summary:
From your comment:
Last I checked, and admittedly It's been almost 12 hours, the sun isn't visible in the sky at night...
Re:2nd brightest? not quite. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Darkness (Score:1, Funny)
Did you see me mooning you?
Re:The Moon: A Ridiculous Liberal Myth (Score:5, Funny)
Are you nuts? Less than a minute googling 'history of the moon' will give you hundreds of references to it pre 1950.
uh the internet wasnt around in 1950 genius
Re:Gods Must Be Crazy? (Score:4, Funny)
If you can't reach it, build a religion around it.
Re:The Moon: A Ridiculous Liberal Myth (Score:0, Funny)
... Menstrual cycles? Even fish are more likely to bite on certain weeks, and it all has to do with lunar cycles.
That's all part of the diabolical plot. They use "evolution" (another liberal myth) to explain these occurrences, just to give sheeple like you evidence to argue against us God-fearing Christians who are willing to stand up to your heathen liberal ways.
Re:Oblig (Score:5, Funny)
This must mean Rupert Murdock is some sort of universal force, as he binds the Sun to the Sky...
Re:He's Headed to That Small Moon Over There (Score:4, Funny)
i find your lack of wit... disturbing
Re:The Moon: A Ridiculous Liberal Myth (Score:3, Funny)
History is a lie. The planet wasn't here sixty years ago.
Ha! Stick that in your tinfoil hat and... smoke... it... [metaphor mixture fail: abort, retry, ignore?] [[ignore]]
Re:Second only to the Moon? (Score:1, Funny)
> Is the sun so obvious that they don't even see it?
That reminded me of this creationist quote:
"One of the most basic laws in the universe is the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This states that as time goes by, entropy in an environment will increase. Evolution argues differently against a law that is accepted EVERYWHERE BY EVERYONE. Evolution says that we started out simple, and over time became more complex. That just isnâ(TM)t possible: UNLESS there is a giant outside source of energy supplying the Earth with huge amounts of energy. If there were such a source, scientists would certainly know about it."
http://stupac2.blogspot.com/2007/05/dumbest-creationist-quote-ever.html [blogspot.com]
Re:2nd brightest? not quite. (Score:5, Funny)
...trying to come in.
Darn you non-editable replies.
Darn you to HECK!
Re:The Moon: A Ridiculous Liberal Myth (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It doesn't matter for me (Score:2, Funny)
A stinger will not have a 100% success rate
You don't have to be a marksman to hit the plain with a stinger.
Re:Reminds me of a song... (Score:3, Funny)
Depends on the wish.
"I wish I could triangulate my position on the planet surface to within 3 meters with only a handheld telemetry device."
"I wish for a mass extinction of species on the planet and a sudden solution to global warming."
Re:2nd brightest? not quite. (Score:4, Funny)