Comments on: Mission Control radio: Space Shuttle Endeavour with ambient electronica soundtrack http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 02:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709652 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709652 As I read it, "The best time to tune in is around 2pm pacific time (06:00 GMT), when the astronauts are just getting up and starting their checklists for the day." AND "Astronaut sleep periods are approximately from 6am pacific to 2pm pacific. There will be minimal mission audio at that time, but the rest of the time all sorts of stuff is going on." convey the meaning of "The best time to tune in is when the astronauts are not sleeping" no? As I read it,

“The best time to tune in is around 2pm pacific time (06:00 GMT), when the astronauts are just getting up and starting their checklists for the day.”

AND

“Astronaut sleep periods are approximately from 6am pacific to 2pm pacific. There will be minimal mission audio at that time, but the rest of the time all sorts of stuff is going on.”

convey the meaning of

“The best time to tune in is when the astronauts are not sleeping”

no?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709661 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709661 Just on the off-chance that any other Australian would-be listeners use Internode as their ISP, this channel (along with a couple of others) is offered as unmetered content. Direct playlist link is http://media.on.net/radio/129.m3u and the full list of unmetered radio channels is here http://www.internode.on.net/radio . Just on the off-chance that any other Australian would-be listeners use Internode as their ISP, this channel (along with a couple of others) is offered as unmetered content. Direct playlist link is http://media.on.net/radio/129.m3u and the full list of unmetered radio channels is here http://www.internode.on.net/radio .

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709678 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709678 I used to love listening to mission control feeds when Julie Payette, the Canadian astronaut, was CapCom. Beautiful French-Canadian accented tech talk. Add some music to that, and I'd buy it. I used to love listening to mission control feeds when Julie Payette, the Canadian astronaut, was CapCom. Beautiful French-Canadian accented tech talk. Add some music to that, and I’d buy it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-1147750 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1147750 I love that song and think the line "BEAUTIFUL" is from Charlie who I hear on here all the time. I love that song and think the line “BEAUTIFUL” is from Charlie who I hear on here all the time.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709764 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709764 2 pm Pacific time is not 6:00 GMT. 10 pm Pacific is 6:00 GMT. 2 pm Pacific is 22:00 GMT (10:00 pm GMT). 2 pm Pacific time is not 6:00 GMT.

10 pm Pacific is 6:00 GMT.

2 pm Pacific is 22:00 GMT (10:00 pm GMT).

]]> By: dalesd http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-710039 dalesd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-710039 This needs an IRC channel (or something like that) to go along with it. This needs an IRC channel (or something like that) to go along with it.

]]> By: MacLuddite http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709822 MacLuddite Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709822 This is wonderful. This is wonderful.

]]> By: Marchhare http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709590 Marchhare Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709590 They had the Apollo 11 chatter set to ambient music last summer during the anniversary of the Moon landing. It was super-cool. They had the Apollo 11 chatter set to ambient music last summer during the anniversary of the Moon landing. It was super-cool.

]]> By: Cormac http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709846 Cormac Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709846 Nobody said the best time was when nobody is talking to each other. The text above called out that "The best time to tune in is around 2pm pacific time (06:00 GMT), when the astronauts are just getting up and starting their checklists for the day", i.e. when they are engaged in lots of back and forth chatter with the ground. Nobody said the best time was when nobody is talking to each other. The text above called out that “The best time to tune in is around 2pm pacific time (06:00 GMT), when the astronauts are just getting up and starting their checklists for the day”, i.e. when they are engaged in lots of back and forth chatter with the ground.

]]> By: Cormac http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709848 Cormac Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709848 Yay SomaFM, I listen to the Mission Control channel pretty frequently, the back and forth chatter over very chill ambient is fun background sound. Yay SomaFM, I listen to the Mission Control channel pretty frequently, the back and forth chatter over very chill ambient is fun background sound.

]]> By: bassplayinben http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709599 bassplayinben Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709599 I still follow the shuttle religiously and I'm disappointed to see someone say that the best time to watch the mission coverage is when the people aren't talking to each other. Entertainment has surely become our primary concern. I still follow the shuttle religiously and I’m disappointed to see someone say that the best time to watch the mission coverage is when the people aren’t talking to each other. Entertainment has surely become our primary concern.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709857 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709857 I've been a huge soma.fm fan for many years and the Mission Control channel was a really neat addition. I wear my t-shirt proudly. I’ve been a huge soma.fm fan for many years and the Mission Control channel was a really neat addition. I wear my t-shirt proudly.

]]> By: dalesd http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-710118 dalesd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-710118 If you would like to see the ISS+Endeavour when it passes over your location, check out http://www.heavens-above.com for dates and times. You can see it with the naked eye. No telescope necessary; it's often one of the brightest objects in the sky. If you would like to see the ISS+Endeavour when it passes over your location, check out http://www.heavens-above.com for dates and times. You can see it with the naked eye. No telescope necessary; it’s often one of the brightest objects in the sky.

]]> By: IWood http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/mission-control-radi.html#comment-709863 IWood Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-709863 You might dig <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVCB3qpplLk&feature=related">Lemon Jelly's "Spacewalk."</a> You might dig Lemon Jelly’s “Spacewalk.”

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