First VirginGalactic "astronaut" set to be an Irishman !!
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Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
First VirginGalactic "astronaut" set to be an Irishman !! was created by dave_lillis
Well guys, looks like the recession hasn't hit everyone in this country!!
www.skyandtelescope.com/news/wires?id=151096958&c=y
P.J. King, are you out there!!
Buzz Aldrin says not to call these people astronauts, so do we need to come up with a new definition for someone who goes to space.
I suppose someone who goes onboard a ship isnt a sailer, he'd be a passanger.
Then again, what would ESA call someone who would go to space????
To me the term "astronaut" would define anyone in the western world who goes to space, irrigardless of how or why.
So you go PJ, our first Irish astronaut!!!
www.skyandtelescope.com/news/wires?id=151096958&c=y
P.J. King, are you out there!!
Buzz Aldrin says not to call these people astronauts, so do we need to come up with a new definition for someone who goes to space.
I suppose someone who goes onboard a ship isnt a sailer, he'd be a passanger.
Then again, what would ESA call someone who would go to space????
To me the term "astronaut" would define anyone in the western world who goes to space, irrigardless of how or why.
So you go PJ, our first Irish astronaut!!!
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
Last edit: 13 years 5 months ago by dave_lillis.
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