I keep holding out hope that someone will go ahead and do a remake/reboot of U.F.O. What an amazing series! There was some talk about a remake in the 1990's, I believe, but it fell by the wayside.

I always loved how the Apollo XI mission patch didn't have any crew member names, because it represented the entire efforts of everyone involved in the Space Program.

YES. This, please.

Favorite arcade game of all time. I spent waaaay too much time & money on that when it came out. Don't regret it, though. What a blast! I'd love to buy a refurbished one sometime, when I scrape up enough money.

Guess it would depend on how much effort went in to harvesting either, how quickly the supply grows, etc.

Much as my inner child cringes at the thought, I can see protein from "non-traditional sources," such as insects, becoming a greater part of the average diet.

Pretty pictures AND reinforcing points FTW! :)

Any analysis yet on what kind of meteorite? Besides the thermal shock of it hitting the ice & water, maybe it's a carbonaceous chondrite - that'd be a lot more fragile than a nickel-iron hunk.

I have read that .... *shudder* Seriously creepy, indeed! I love his stuff, even if it weirds me out something fierce!

"The Atrocity Archives," by Charles Stross.

I could read articles and look at space program memorabilia/history all day. Great stuff!

It either had a hatch, or it hinged. Can't remember, sorry!

Great article! I'm a sucker for space hardware designs. :)

This is the same test vehicle that almost killed Neil Armstrong. It began to pitch over out of control and he ejected just before it exploded on the ground.

Plus, this design allowed the astronaut to scratch his nose and to even set down support rods to take a nap.

Am I the only one who just wants to smack this idiot with a rubber E.T. doll upside his head?

I understood that part; I was just wondering what made them decide it was the remnants of a planet, instead of an icy comet. Circular orbit, most likely?

Wild! I didn't realize they were able to detect objects that small yet. Also, I wonder how they decided it was from a destroyed planet, as opposed to the remnants of an icy comet? Cool, either way!

Not sure if this will come through ok, but this conversation reminded me of a cartoon I drew years ago. Hope you like it!

That would depend on the editor. ;)