Charlie Duke Family Photo

[ka9q]

Teflon looks a lot like polyethylene.  And sample bags made of polyethylene typically have a quarter-inch seam around the edges, much as we see in the in situ photo.

Did you mean to say "sample bags made of Teflon typically have a ..."?

[JayUtah]

Teflon looks a lot like polyethylene.  And sample bags made of polyethylene typically have a quarter-inch seam around the edges, much as we see in the in situ photo.

Did you mean to say "sample bags made of Teflon typically have a ..."?

Of course I did. 

[ka9q]

Did you mean to say "sample bags made of Teflon typically have a ..."?

Of course I did. 

Fluorine, hydrogen, what's the difference? At least the polymer structures are essentially the same.

[bknight]

Teflon looks a lot like polyethylene.  And sample bags made of polyethylene typically have a quarter-inch seam around the edges, much as we see in the in situ photo.

Did you mean to say "sample bags made of Teflon typically have a ..."?

Of course I did. 

Whizzes over my head.

[ka9q]

Whizzes over my head.

No, that was polystyrene. On Apollos 16 and 17...

[Count Zero]

It's going to be a sad day when the last Apollo astronaut passes into the undiscovered country and a human who knows what it's like to walk or orbit the moon will no longer be still with us.
I'm glad we can contact these people while we still can.

xkcd



Be sure to read the mouse-over text.

[raven]

It's going to be a sad day when the last Apollo astronaut passes into the undiscovered country and a human who knows what it's like to walk or orbit the moon will no longer be still with us.
I'm glad we can contact these people while we still can.

xkcd



Be sure to read the mouse-over text.

Oh, I have. I just hope we get to see those planets, as sad as it will be. Let's hope for a future without a Fermi paradox, as we will be the aliens, and we will be there!

[bknight]

It's going to be a sad day when the last Apollo astronaut passes into the undiscovered country and a human who knows what it's like to walk or orbit the moon will no longer be still with us.
I'm glad we can contact these people while we still can.

xkcd



Be sure to read the mouse-over text.

Oh, I have. I just hope we get to see those planets, as sad as it will be. Let's hope for a future without a Fermi paradox, as we will be the aliens, and we will be there!

With a lack of political will, travel to other planets won't happen, Frank Borman said, people aren't interested in exploration, but they sure as hell were interested in beating trhe Russians (to the moon)

[bknight]

Charlie Duke interview with questions concerning hoax nuts.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeracorrespondent/2015/10/charlie-duke-moon-151021154201652.html

[onebigmonkey]

Charlie Duke interview with questions concerning hoax nuts.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeracorrespondent/2015/10/charlie-duke-moon-151021154201652.html

More than anything I love the fact that he can't remember Bart Sibrel's name.

[bknight]

Charlie Duke interview with questions concerning hoax nuts.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeracorrespondent/2015/10/charlie-duke-moon-151021154201652.html

More than anything I love the fact that he can't remember Bart Sibrel's name.

He like many of us older generation suffer from CRS.

[gillianren]

Well, and doubtless to the HBs' dismay, they just aren't that important.  We remember their names because this is our hobby.  The astronauts don't, because they don't care.

[bknight]

Well, and doubtless to the HBs' dismay, they just aren't that important.  We remember their names because this is our hobby.  The astronauts don't, because they don't care.

Not important but unfortunately persuasive to the "critical" thinkers out there

[Kiwi]

Well, and doubtless to the HBs' dismay, they just aren't that important.  We remember their names because this is our hobby.  The astronauts don't, because they don't care.

Thank you, Gillianren, for my biggest out-loud laugh today - it's 2:06 am - and for most of yesterday. That's up with the best quotes from JayUtah.  Brief, to the point, accurate, exquisite, and very funny.  Well done! One of the politest ever comments of its type.

[gillianren]

Thank you kindly, Kiwi!