Mundane News

[Illaveago]

Saint Richard Madeley has spoken! The other day he was saying that he doesn't want to pay for a TV licence. Today he was talking about going through a middle class area. It must feel great to be raised to the level of sainthood!

 

[Illaveago]

Ooh! I didn't know there was an Archbicycleshop of Westminster?

 

[tom73]

TLI burn complete. They're on their way to the moon!

They've now gone past the point of any other moon mission before.

 

[PeteXXX]

Today's 73 plate truck has 485551 kilometres on the odometer and has taken me Coalville 🐥

 

[Illaveago]

They've now gone past the point of any other moon mission before.

Didn't they go round the back previously?

 

[biggs682]

Well that was well timed 24 miles and it's just started drizzling.

First cuppa brewing.

Garden bird feeders have been topped up.

Sssh, it's still darkish. Cold around here too.

Sorry not chilly here

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa went down well

 

[tom73]

Didn't they go round the back previously?

Yes they have , the big difference from past missions is they are not on a course for lunar orbit. What they've done is to break the record for distance traveled based on planned flight path. Just like Apollo 13 they are set to do a big sling shot round the moon so are moving out to come back. They are on course to travel more than 270,000 miles. So will once they travel round the moon break Apollo 13's record (248,655 miles) . The difference this time it's planned and not due to an accident.