The Kinks. They had some classic songs. They had some off the wall songs.
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Archive of entries posted on 2nd July 2020
I’ll Wait for the All-Male Remake
All-Female Crew Set For Mission to Utah-Based, Simulated Mars Research Station
Phys.org / June 30, 2020
Mos Nicely Space Port
One of the first all-female crews to visit the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah is aiming to fill the data gap on women’s performance in space exploration. Six engineers, geologists, and scientists, all under 28-years-old, will be going to the Mars simulation center for a two-week mission in February 2021.
Two weeks!?
The crew will be living in Mars-like conditions at the research station, including having to wear astronaut spacesuits when they venture outside for EVAs (Extra-Vehicular Activity) experiencing delays in messaging transmission, and following a strict diet as they would in space. The desert area in Utah mimics the Martian landscape, and the station itself is similar to one that could be built on Mars.
Two weeks.
Helen Atkinson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Cranfield University, said: “Only last year, the first all-female spacewalk took place—there is much more to be done to increase women’s representation in space exploration. This crew is going to help us advance that by gathering crucial data on women’s performance in space environments.
… in Utah’s environment.
They are also going to be helping to inspire the next generation of female scientists and engineers. I wish them all the very best of luck as they gather pace towards their mission.”
— Gather what?
Also from the article: they are naming this “mission” (I’m not joking):
WoMars—Crew 241
WoMars?
Bad even for a Roger Corman title.
2 For 1?
“All Systems are BOGO”?
“We go to shoes not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
“One Man Cannot Summon the Future. But One Man Can Change the Present. “
Hat tip to ‘Star Trek’? US Space Force names new unit ‘SpOC’
Phys.org / June 30, 2020
The United States’ new Space Force military wing revealed Tuesday that one of its units would be named “Space Operations Command”—or “SpOC” for short, in an echo of pointy-eared “Star Trek” character Spock.
Equality
For Those Who Were Jocularly Asking, “What Next, 2020?”
New Swine Flu Strain Found in China Poses Threat of Pandemic
Bob Yirka, Science X Network, Medical Xpress via Phys.org / June 30, 2020
A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in China and one in the U.S. has found evidence of a new strain of swine flu that poses a possible threat to humans. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes their widespread testing of pigs in China and people known to be near them, and what they have learned.
“…and what they have learned.”
The researchers, the people, or the pigs?
