Icarus ?
I do hope this project is unmanned?!
Heat shield...pffft. They just need to plan it so they go at night...
In before the dumbass moslem comments.
Where can I buy a cutting edge heat shield? It’s 111 degrees here right now.
I bet if they combined those as “seen on TV” tactical sunglasses with a couple gallons of Flex Seal, that oughta get her.
Some like it hot, and some sweat when the heat is on
Some feel the heat and decide that they can’t go on
Some like it hot, but you can’t tell how hot till you try
Some like it hot, so let’s turn up the heat till we fry
Great ball of fire!
Please don’t send me the bill for the air conditioning
1. For the first time in human history, we are going to “touch the sun”.
2. The probe’s mission will take it within 4 million miles of the sun....
Either way, glad I’m not going.
Getting that close to what is, essentially, a giant ball of fire requires some significant enhancements.
Huh, I wonder if they realize that climate change is out of mankind’s control, that is is, essentially, controlled by a giant ball of fire.
I worked for a NASA contractor during the Apollo program. I, at a young age, was amazed and apalled by the ignorance of the government employees in charge.
Why not try some AC? Window unit.
meaning it will last a whole half second before being incinerated.
even so they might learn that the sun is mighty hot.
will be interesting to see how they transmit anything through the solar interference