This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Paper Shuttle
Apr
17
2008
Why does NASA go to great lengths and expenses to cover the Space Shuttle with all sorts of fancy stuff? When the shuttle enters the earth’s atmosphere, it needs protection from the extreme heat caused by the re-entry.
A Japanese professor is going to have some paper airplanes launched from the space station – little paper airplanes – and they will survive re-entry just fine. At least that’s the plan. So if they do make it through the atmosphere without burning up, maybe we’ll see a re-designed space shuttle – one that’s made of paper. I know, I know – the space shuttle has a lot more surface area and will be going a lot faster because it’s heavier so it will heat up a lot more than the small bits of paper. But if they could slow down the shuttle, they could make it less expensive.
“The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters.”
– Revelation 8:10
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 5:25 pm and has been carefully placed in the Fun category.
April 17th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Japanese professor? Paper airplanes? Insert origami joke here!