Post by auntym on Oct 21, 2015 13:11:35 GMT -6
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Flying DeLorean: NASA mission launched 'Back to the Future' car into space
A model of a "Back to the Future" DeLorean time machine lifted off to space in December 2014. (Universal/NASA/collectSPACE)
Oct. 21, 2015
— Hoverboards, self-lacing shoes and flying cars may still largely be the stuff of science fiction, but at least one DeLorean has already traveled "where we don't need roads," thanks to NASA, Lockheed Martin and a star from the original "Back to the Future" movie.
Today (Oct. 21) marks the day when Emmett "Doc" Brown and Marty McFly (Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox) traveled from 1985 to 2015 in the film's first sequel, "Back to the Future II," released in 1989. The two arrive in future (or as of today, present day) Hill Valley, California riding in a DeLorean that's not just a time machine but also a flying car.
Alas, in real life, the flux capacitor has yet to be invented, but a DeLorean has already flown — to space and back.
On Dec. 5, 2014, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral with NASA's first Orion exploration vehicle on a four-hour, two-orbit test flight that went farther out from Earth than any spacecraft that was built to fly astronauts since Apollo in the 1970s. The Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) did not launch a crew, but the Orion was instrumented with sensors to measure radiation and stress levels, as well as test the Orion's heat shield on its re-entry into the atmosphere.
The Orion was also packed with a DeLorean.
CONTINUE READING: www.collectspace.com/news/news-102115a-back-future-delorean-nasa.html
EVERYTHING 'BACK TO THE FUTURE 2' GOT RIGHT AND WRONG: www.theasterisktoday.com/articles/everything-back-to-the-future-ii-got-right-and-wrong/?linkId=18122870
LOOK AHEAD ON 'BACK TO THE FUTURE' DAY: www.space.com/30890-back-to-the-future-day-white-house.html?cmpid=514648
Dr. Michio Kaku
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@michiokaku
#Happy Back to The Future Day to all my fellow fans of @backtothefuture.
HISTORY
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Don’t be a butthead. Watch #BackToThePresent tonight for technological predictions from #BackToTheFuturePartII!
Flying DeLorean: NASA mission launched 'Back to the Future' car into space
A model of a "Back to the Future" DeLorean time machine lifted off to space in December 2014. (Universal/NASA/collectSPACE)
Oct. 21, 2015
— Hoverboards, self-lacing shoes and flying cars may still largely be the stuff of science fiction, but at least one DeLorean has already traveled "where we don't need roads," thanks to NASA, Lockheed Martin and a star from the original "Back to the Future" movie.
Today (Oct. 21) marks the day when Emmett "Doc" Brown and Marty McFly (Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox) traveled from 1985 to 2015 in the film's first sequel, "Back to the Future II," released in 1989. The two arrive in future (or as of today, present day) Hill Valley, California riding in a DeLorean that's not just a time machine but also a flying car.
Alas, in real life, the flux capacitor has yet to be invented, but a DeLorean has already flown — to space and back.
On Dec. 5, 2014, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral with NASA's first Orion exploration vehicle on a four-hour, two-orbit test flight that went farther out from Earth than any spacecraft that was built to fly astronauts since Apollo in the 1970s. The Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) did not launch a crew, but the Orion was instrumented with sensors to measure radiation and stress levels, as well as test the Orion's heat shield on its re-entry into the atmosphere.
The Orion was also packed with a DeLorean.
CONTINUE READING: www.collectspace.com/news/news-102115a-back-future-delorean-nasa.html
EVERYTHING 'BACK TO THE FUTURE 2' GOT RIGHT AND WRONG: www.theasterisktoday.com/articles/everything-back-to-the-future-ii-got-right-and-wrong/?linkId=18122870
LOOK AHEAD ON 'BACK TO THE FUTURE' DAY: www.space.com/30890-back-to-the-future-day-white-house.html?cmpid=514648
Dr. Michio Kaku
✔
@michiokaku
#Happy Back to The Future Day to all my fellow fans of @backtothefuture.
HISTORY
✔
@history
Don’t be a butthead. Watch #BackToThePresent tonight for technological predictions from #BackToTheFuturePartII!