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Canada claims the sun?!?!

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:45 am
by Anaie
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Right there in the top left quadrant... they have stamped the sun with their flag. Vile fiends!!!! Just because the sun taunts you with not enough precious warmth does not give you the right to claim it for your own! This means war! (When summer comes, snow is cold)

(or its a TIE Fighter)

Re: Canada claims the sun?!?!

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:05 am
by Mortica
I never realized how much the canadian flag looks like a tie-fighter before.

Re: Canada claims the sun?!?!

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:28 am
by Greebo
I say you send all of your armies to the sun to reclaim it.

Re: Canada claims the sun?!?!

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:02 am
by Pincus
Nice photo of ISS during the recent solar eclipse in the Middle East. Last time we got a shot like that was when Discovery was docked, so you can see both.

Would love to know what the photographer shot with
The detail on the solar panels is amazing.

Re: Canada claims the sun?!?!

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:42 am
by Guduk
thats how awesome Canada is, Your satellites look like our flag!

Re: Canada claims the sun?!?!

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:50 pm
by Pincus
Although most of it is still NASA...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISS_H ... cation.png

That little green sliver is Canada.

Re: Canada claims the sun?!?!

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:39 pm
by Greebo
Sure. But that sliver is the beer money.

Re: Canada claims the sun?!?!

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:15 pm
by Malstrom
Dunno if you guys are aware, but Wilee, who used to be in the Grim, was recently promoted to head engineer for the Canadian ISS development effort.

He actually got a conference call at home one night last year, from both NASA and the astronauts calling from the space station to get help troubleshooting a problem. So very awesome...

Mal

Re: Canada claims the sun?!?!

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:30 pm
by Immermnemion Dawnbringer
And to think I got to tell him to go to bed during that time. Am I responsible for him being well-rested? Perhaps!