Discovery ainda nas notícias

Neste post, o Rui Barbosa escreveu sobre a última missão do vaivém Discovery.

A NASA tinha um concurso para se escolher qual seria a canção para acordar todos os dias os astronautas, como podem ver aqui.
Após mais de 2 milhões de votos, estes foram os resultados:
1º lugar: Blue Sky – por Big Head Todd.
2º lugar: Star Trek Theme Song – por Alexander Courage.
3º lugar: Magic Carpet Ride – por Steppenwolf.
4º lugar: Countdown – por Rush.
5º lugar: Over the Rainbow – por Israel Kamakawiwo’ole.
6º lugar: Star Wars Trilogy – por John Williams.

Só as primeiras duas classificadas seriam escolhidas, por isso essas são as músicas que irão acordar os astronautas.

Agora, vem a parte de brincadeira 🙂

O divertido jornal satírico The Onion, anunciou que as missões da NASA serão inspiradas no David Bowie.
“NASA officials announced today the successful launch of the new shuttle Moonage Daydream, marking the beginning of a long-anticipated two-week conceptual mission inspired by British rock star David Bowie.
According to NASA administrator Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., the highly experimental glam space program—dubbed Project Starman—has been in development for exactly five years. Though engineers initially feared the mission might “blow our minds,” the historic launch ultimately proceeded without incident. (…)”

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O mesmo jornal satírico The Onion, noutro artigo, diz que a NASA está à 52 anos à procura de Deus, para o matar, e finalmente conseguiu!
“After more than five decades of tireless work, brave exploration, and technological innovation aimed at a single objective, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Wednesday that it had finally completed its mission to find and kill God.
“I am ecstatic to tell you all today that we have beheld the awesome visage of the supreme architect of the cosmos, and we have murdered Him,” jubilant administrator Charles Bolden said after being drenched with champagne by other celebrating NASA employees. (…)
According to officials, God was killed this morning on the moon by a highly trained team of seven astronauts. He was reportedly lured into a trap after coming into contact with the Voyager 2 probe, which was transmitting a false message that NASA wanted to broker a truce with God on “neutral ground” (…).”

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