Posted on 07/19/2023 11:29:21 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Birds don't fly this high. Airplanes don't go this fast. The Statue of Liberty weighs less. No species other than human can even comprehend what is going on, nor could any human just a millennium ago. The launch of a rocket bound for space is an event that inspires awe and challenges description. Pictured here last week, the Indian Space Research Organization's LVM3 rocket blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island, India. From a standing start, the 600,000+ kilogram rocket ship lifted the massive Chandrayaan-3 off the Earth. The Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to reach the Moon in late August and land a robotic rover near the lunar South Pole. Rockets bound for space are now launched from somewhere on Earth every few days.
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“The Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to reach the Moon in late August and land a robotic rover near the lunar South Pole.”
And they’ll probably be serving Slurpees up there by September.
It’s something to look forward to!
I remember when a public rocket launch was something to stay home from school and watch on TV. The first time I did that was when Alan Shepard did the first American-in-space flight. I stood at attention, too -- I was proud as could be of my country!
Today's launches are no less remarkable from a technological point of view, some even more so. But nobody much cares any more, it's become commonplace.
I consider that a mixed blessing. It's nice that we can take this wonderful engineering for granted, but kind of a shame that we as a population do, too.
Disclaimer: At 71, I still retain my child-like wonder. But I expect I'm an exception.
“Disclaimer: At 71, I still retain my child-like wonder. But I expect I’m an exception.”
Nah, Disclaimer: At 79 there are at least two of us! ;-)
What I wonder about in this instance is that it is going to take more than a month to reach the moon? “Slow Boat To China,” comes to mind.
Sounds like they programmed the rocket to stay in the left lane.
When does the Rovers car warranty run out???
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