The ESA Philae lander has longer exposure to sunlight each day than England.
Posted Nov 15, 2014, 6:26 PM UTC
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Although it might as well be English, given that it chooses to spend the sunny part of the day in the shade.
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The Philae lander is an example of ''I'm only european when we do something good''
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The Rosetta orbiter was built in Stevenage. We should be making more of this achievement really.
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Stevenage has electricity now?
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You jest but Astrium (part of EADS Space or whatever that division is called today) are a major satellite manufacturer with huge facilities across the UK. Although the UK doesn't have any launch vehicles (anymore) they're still a major contributor to space.
Still rather go to Portsmouth though.
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For a second I thought you said, "Stonehenge", and I was getting to figure it what conspiracy theory you were pushing
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Meh, this it reddit. I've heard way more stupid shit people try to pass off as a conspiracy.
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Why am I only hearing about this through Reddit? That's amazing!
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Can't believe I haven't heard this before.
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And rather less rain.
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But it does share a European immigration problem.
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Bloody immigants, going into space, taking our comets.
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did anyone else catch eddie mair on radio 4's pm last night interviewing the esa spokeswoman?
"so, you could say that you've managed to stick your probe where the sun don't shine?"
poor woman had to go on to explain to the listeners how they had been 'sniffing' the atmosphere and were hoping for some 'tasting' were they dare to 'drill'
i was in stitches.
I heard it, it was ace. He's got a great habit of being a bit naughty during those kind of interviews.
So, exaggerated respect for the businesspeople he interviews but scientists have to take him taking the piss. There's what's wrong with this country right there
I've noticed this. He is a complete twat whenever they have a scientist on. And it's not always even just joking around, sometimes he'll just ask the dumbest questions. Third or fourth time it happened I lost respect for him entirely.
I don't mind him skewering politicians, but not taking the important stuff seriously will just alienate his audience.
It's pretty endemic with the old guard of journalists - the Today programme is awful for being condescending to scientists too. I could tolerate the whole "boffins" nonsense if it weren't for the fact that they treat politicians and businesspeople with such respect when, demonstrably, they're often making it up as they go along... unlike the scientists who have established methods to ensure they do know what they're talking about
phew! plus one sanity point to me. was beginning to think i'd made it up for my own amusement!