Recent content by ecky thump

My view is very simple. If we don't leave this planet we are doomed.

its just the atmosphere I understand

My mind is actually quite open on all universal subjects. Maybe I have not explained it properly. I think the main problem is 'experts'. Discovery Channel is full of them but many contradict others. An eminent astronomer told us the late heavy bombardment was due to Thera chopping off the top...

But, if a person believes X; then surely it is up to others to PROVE that person wrong. I believe in a 'big bang' that created our universe BUT, nobody had even tried to convince me I am wrong. I very much doubt if anyone can, and please, keep a god out of it.

NASA eBooks are brilliant to read. I downloaded several incl full history of space flight and tech details.

Only a headache

I am in the UK, I am 73, and grew up with the space programme. After jumping though a few jobs I joined the British Army in '71. In '94 I left the Army and went into a couple of jobs in the Security sector. After reading a great ebook from NASA called Beyond Earth By Asif A. Siddiqi I...

it worked though didn't it? :rolleyes:

I was most fortunate enough to obtain 2 tickets for Professor Brian Cox in Birmingham earlier this year. The arena was packed, estimated13,000 attended. It started off quite good but Brian started drifting off into higher physics and mathematics. Several children in the audience were soon...

Before I went into the Forces, I was a trainee miller at Spillers on Wallasey Docks. Around January/February 1971 I was on night shift on the first floor working with the shift boss. It was approx 0100 - 0200. One of the lads came down and said that they had seen a strange light hovering in...

I think JPL publish daily updates

yes it was over merseyside. (I think that counts!) I'll post later, thank you

What section can I discuss a UFO, or UAP my workmates and I saw back in 1971

Once when walking through the dark countryside in Warwickshire at about 2-3 in the morning I saw a orange fireball going from south west to north east, it was a meteor skipping along the air and then went back into space. Speed about 35-40000mph (judging by the speed of ISS). I was so astonished...

For economic gain, the asteroids are the best bet