Interesting space articles

[welchbloke (OP)]

Two interesting space articles on the bbc today:

Looks like the population of possible star types that have solar systems has broadened-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8077302.stm

Some analysis of Neil Armstrong's first words on the moon-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8081817.stm

[Tregonsee]

Does that mean we need to change the star/planet generation system for Aurora/Starfire?

[Steve Walmsley]

Does that mean we need to change the star/planet generation system for Aurora/Starfire?

WAAAAY down the list

Although I did start playing around with adding the various dwarf planets to the Sol system. Didn't get anywhere but I may revisit that if I get a quiet day.

Steve

[TreverSlyFox]

Some analysis of Neil Armstrong's first words on the moon- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8081817.stm

Well, for a first post I might as well do something that teaches something and resurrects an old post.     Before the launch there was a rather big "todo" with Neil and a lot of arguing and negotiation was done to get him to say the "One small step for man etc."    Because what Neil told NASA he was going to say was "I claim this land in the name of the Great State of Texas!"  Who knows what international incident that would have caused or how valid his claim would have been, but in the end he consented to NASA's One small step speech.  Though a lot of NASA big wigs were holding their breaths on his climb down that ladder.

[welchbloke (OP)]

Some analysis of Neil Armstrong's first words on the moon- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8081817.stm

Well, for a first post I might as well do something that teaches something and resurrects an old post.     Before the launch there was a rather big "todo" with Neil and a lot of arguing and negotiation was done to get him to say the "One small step for man etc."    Because what Neil told NASA he was going to say was "I claim this land in the name of the Great State of Texas!"  Who knows what international incident that would have caused or how valid his claim would have been, but in the end he consented to NASA's One small step speech.  Though a lot of NASA big wigs were holding their breaths on his climb down that ladder.

I didn't know that.  IIRC under the 1967 space treaty sovereign nations cannot claim celestial objects; no mention of individuals or non-sovereign states.  So he could have claimed it in the name of Texas as long as the US didn't and Texas didn't seperate from the Union becoming a soveriegn nation.