FLY BOY Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 OK HERE IS MY GOAL. I WANT TO SEND A GEO BUG INTO SPACE. I HAVE BUZZ-LIGHT YEAR SITTING HERE GETTING READY TO HEAD TO CAPE CANAVERAL FOR HIS ADVENTURE. DOSE ANY ONE HAVE SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? OR DOSE ANY ONE KNOW A GEOCACHING ASTRONAUT? ONE BIG STEP FOR GEOCACHING. [This message was edited by FLY BOY on September 27, 2002 at 01:37 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+lathama Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 it is very unlikly that your bug will ever reach it's goal as there are no geocahces on other planets. I should change the goal if i were you to something more realistic - like visit NASA Quote Link to comment
+lathama Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 it is very unlikly that your bug will ever reach it's goal as there are no geocahces on other planets. I should change the goal if i were you to something more realistic - like visit NASA Quote Link to comment
GoPherStash Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 This one is way too easy. All you have to do is go the the top of a hill in Nevada on a clear night, stomp out a huge picture of your travel bug in the grass, put an aluminum foil helmut on your head, and chant five musical tones over and over. If you see strange lights, bend over and you may be rewarded with a travel bug from another galaxy. GoPherStash Quote Link to comment
GoPherStash Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 This one is way too easy. All you have to do is go the the top of a hill in Nevada on a clear night, stomp out a huge picture of your travel bug in the grass, put an aluminum foil helmut on your head, and chant five musical tones over and over. If you see strange lights, bend over and you may be rewarded with a travel bug from another galaxy. GoPherStash Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Unfortunately, you will not likely see Buzz go into space. I imagine there may be a few astronauts who would find caching interesting, but any that will be flying soon are very busy with training. Also, the cost of sending cargo into orbit is somewhere around $10,000 per pound, and astronauts are assigned a very strict weight limit for personal belongings. I'd have a hard time imagining any of them would give up a few precious ounces to bring a toy into space. The goal, at this time, is a bit far-out. But in the future... this might be something that could happen. There are ten (I believe) public NASA sites around the country... have Buzz visit one or any number of them. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Here ya go, GPS: Aluminum hat Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 What about some alternative destinations... Michigan Space Center Space Center 2002 A Space Odyssey SPACE CRAFT CACHE It Came From Outer Space Deep Space Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+Centaur Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by GoPherStash:All you have to do is go the the top of a hill in Nevada on a clear night,..., put an aluminum foil helmut on your head, and chant five musical tones over and over. _G_o_P_her_S_tash This hill ok ? (Now on top of THAT would be a 5 star Cache!) Quote Link to comment
+Centaur Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by GoPherStash:All you have to do is go the the top of a hill in Nevada on a clear night,..., put an aluminum foil helmut on your head, and chant five musical tones over and over. _G_o_P_her_S_tash This hill ok ? (Now on top of THAT would be a 5 star Cache!) Quote Link to comment
+DenaliNW Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Your idea is cool, but is already a goal of a few travel bugs: Raph, the space cadet and Venturestar. Will it happen? Who knows? Quote Link to comment
+DenaliNW Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 It will be good to see another Buzz Lightyearfloating around. Hopefully the guy who has him, and has never logged him in, will move him along soon. Quote Link to comment
bloomcru Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Heck do you find the perfect references? You've got a better mind for trivia than even my inlaws, AND you know how to insert into a forum reply- Hats off- By the way, have you ever read "Mississippi Solo" by Eddy L. Harris? He did it quite some time ago, but I just read it recently. Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Devils Tower, right? cool place. quote:Originally posted by Centaur: quote:Originally posted by GoPherStash:All you have to do is go the the top of a hill in Nevada on a clear night,..., put an aluminum foil helmut on your head, and chant five musical tones over and over. _G_o_P_her_S_tash This hill ok ? http://www.centaur.org/vacation/tn_P9120519_JPG.jpg Saw it on vacation. Or did I? (Now on top of THAT would be a 5 star Cache!) http://www.chicagogeocaching.com/img/logo_small.jpg Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Devils Tower, right? cool place. quote:Originally posted by Centaur: quote:Originally posted by GoPherStash:All you have to do is go the the top of a hill in Nevada on a clear night,..., put an aluminum foil helmut on your head, and chant five musical tones over and over. _G_o_P_her_S_tash This hill ok ? http://www.centaur.org/vacation/tn_P9120519_JPG.jpg Saw it on vacation. Or did I? (Now on top of THAT would be a 5 star Cache!) http://www.chicagogeocaching.com/img/logo_small.jpg Quote Link to comment
+Centaur Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Aye, thats the place. And its in Wyoming. -Centaur quote:Originally posted by welch:Devils Tower, right? cool place. quote:Originally posted by Centaur: quote:Originally posted by GoPherStash:All you have to do is go the the top of a hill in Nevada on a clear night Quote Link to comment
+Centaur Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Aye, thats the place. And its in Wyoming. -Centaur quote:Originally posted by welch:Devils Tower, right? cool place. quote:Originally posted by Centaur: quote:Originally posted by GoPherStash:All you have to do is go the the top of a hill in Nevada on a clear night Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 quote:This hill ok ? Saw it on vacation. Or did I? (Now on top of THAT would be a 5 star Cache!) Resisting . . . the urge . . .to paste . . hand and gps . . in front of . . . picture! Bret Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 quote:This hill ok ? Saw it on vacation. Or did I? (Now on top of THAT would be a 5 star Cache!) Resisting . . . the urge . . .to paste . . hand and gps . . in front of . . . picture! Bret Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by bloomcru:By the way, have you ever read "Mississippi Solo" by Eddy L. Harris? Yes, I have. In fact I have a copy of is somewhere. It's been a few years, though. The most important thing I took from that book is that even a novice could paddle the river. I wasn't an experienced paddler, and to read about this guy that basically jumped in the boat and did it was a small bit of inspiration. He focused too much on his race, though, in my opinion. As for the reference. That particular clip, I just happened to run across a while back and was waiting for a good time to use it. A good google search would probably come up with the same thing. Bret... That's probably been done already. Let me see if I can find a link. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 quote:Originally posted by bloomcru:By the way, have you ever read "Mississippi Solo" by Eddy L. Harris? Yes, I have. In fact I have a copy of is somewhere. It's been a few years, though. The most important thing I took from that book is that even a novice could paddle the river. I wasn't an experienced paddler, and to read about this guy that basically jumped in the boat and did it was a small bit of inspiration. He focused too much on his race, though, in my opinion. As for the reference. That particular clip, I just happened to run across a while back and was waiting for a good time to use it. A good google search would probably come up with the same thing. Bret... That's probably been done already. Let me see if I can find a link. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Build your own Buzz Rocket and launch him into space , I know some of them rocketeers are getting them pretty hi nowa day , just a buzz n the brain..... Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 It would not be to hard to aquire a kit for launching we use to do it when I was younger,do not know the current regulations though, my uncle worked at White Sands missle range (not suggesting a missle),just a large rocket,You could file your own flight path, trajectory and range,... would shure be alot less than NASA, you could film it ect.,ect.... Quote Link to comment
HobieTramps Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 I have a bug trying to do the same thing. A longshot for sure, but what the heck, can't hurt to try. I think I may have to change his destination to Houston though. Good luck! HobieTramps Quote Link to comment
+infosponge Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 One of the Shuttle astronauts that went up yesterday is a FOAF...too bad I didn't think of that earlier...maybe I could have had a TB in orbit right now! Quote Link to comment
+Crusso Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Y'know guys, Maybe you should spend a little more time investigating the possibilities instead of dismissing this goal out of hand.. (light ribbing here, no insults intended). There are several astronauts that regularly attend sci-fi conventions, Rick Searfoss being one of them. Some of them are heavy into sci-fi (where do you think they got the idea from) and are super people friendly. I spent a couple of hrs b.s.ing with Searfoss at a con about a year ago. I'll be willing to bet if a group of cachers caught up with one of these guys at a con (such as the one in NY in Jan) & presented the idea to him there would be a better then even chance of a TB in orbit. See the attached image of astronauts on a trek set: (sorry it loaded here, I tried to make a clickable link to it. Don't know what happened. I was invited to NASA to watch the 3rd shuttle launch a decade or so ago, but I know that after 9/11 NASA was not allowing civilians to visit shuttle launches. I believe they are now allowing it again. It's really not that hard to get access to these guys and again they really are people (read that Public Relations) friendly. Maybe a group of cachers backed by Jeremy could make some sort of request of NASA. Anyone actually tried this yet? FlyBoy, Don't give up this goal... Make it happen!! [This message was edited by Crusso on October 09, 2002 at 11:56 AM.] Quote Link to comment
MTET Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 my alien friends and I would be happy to transport your travelbug to our cache on Mars. Throw the pumpkin at the tree, unless you think that pumpkin holds your destiny. Quote Link to comment
Triforce Team Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 If I wanted to get a geocache into space, I would first try to get it to a cache somewhere near the Johnson Space Center. Since that is where the astronauts train, maybe an astronaut or someone who works at NASA could get it too them. Here is an aptly named nearby cache to NASA http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=2190 Quote Link to comment
+Team Lightfoot Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 This outfit will do it for you if you have the bucks. Private Moon Mission "The company is offering available space aboard the craft to any one who wants to send mementos directly to outer space. For $2,500 per gram in shipping charges, the company says it will take business cards, locks of hair, and even cremated human remains to the moon." Quote Link to comment
+Cache Hunter D Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 Perhaps Poker Flats near Fairbanks, Alaska. They have small missiles that they launch for scientific research, and I've heard when they launch them for testing they've sometimes been used for interesting purposes. Maybe he could hitch a ride on a test shot. They've got a good sense of humor up there, so they might be willing to go for it. Quote Link to comment
+rusty_tlc Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 quote:Originally posted by GEO*Trailblazer # 1:Build your own Buzz Rocket and launch him into space , I know some of them rocketeers are getting them pretty hi nowa day , just a buzz n the brain..... Here is a solution that fits two suggestions mars.org.uk The photo was taken in the Black Rock Desert in N. Nevada. N40 48.741 W119 07.335 "No Matter where you go there you are." - Bucaroo Bonzai Quote Link to comment
+1pilot Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 I've got Space Snoopy, who wants to see a launch, and has his own suit...just in case. Bob Quote Link to comment
+mortaine Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 Nasa has something called a GAS CAN, which is a small payload that can be purchased on a shuttle. Information: http://sspp.gsfc.nasa.gov/gas/gas.html Pricing is typically pretty expensive, and the program is on a space-available basis. Since the shuttle is still grounded, it's unlikely that the next flight will take any GAS cans; all payload will probably be taken up with more essential scientific programs. That said, the best way to get it up there at this point is to have it hitchhike with an astronaut or cosmonaut. Or you could launch it with a satellite, but that would also be costly and a one-way trip. Quote Link to comment
hatter Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by rusty_tlc:Originally posted by GEO*Trailblazer # 1:Build your own Buzz Rocket and launch him into space , I know some of them rocketeers are getting them pretty hi nowa day , just a buzz n the brain..... Here is a solution that fits two suggestions http://www.mars.org.uk/news/200209230000/DO-launch1.jpg http://www.mars.org.uk/stdpage3.php?view=news/200209230000.html The photo was taken in the Black Rock Desert in N. Nevada. N40 48.741 W119 07.335 We should be back out in nevada again this year, and you#ll find our rates much cheaper than those quoted by NASA. Drop me a mail (I think my address is in my profile, or failing that, mail hatter@<the above domain> and we'll see if we can sort something. Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Getting the bug into space is the EASY part!!! The hard part will be actually LOGGING him into a cache in outer space. That means there would have to be a cache in outer space. What coordinates would be used...? N90 00.001 E180 00.001? Wouldn't that generate some sort of error? Quote Link to comment
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