That's a bit harsh.

I don't agree with intelligent design either simply because it is based on no data or scientific theory.

I also expect Destin to know better than to suggest that.

But still, I wouldn't say he went down the drain.

His contributions far outweigh this.

Damn, I'm sorry he crossed the imaginary made up line. Let's put him under house arrest like we did to Galileo when he crossed the imaginary line.

Yeah, too bad it cost him 0.001% of his audience. That darn line! ::shakefist:: (good thing for him it was the pedantic 0.001%)

"The goal of this website is to spread the amazing actions, feats, and words of the men and women currently aboard the International Space Station."

It is so easy for me to separate the art from the artists, study me

As a publisher who relied on Adsense it’s so sad to see how Google is absolutely destroying the industry with every user hostile practice imaginable. It’s absolutely disgusting and pathetic. They are hooked on a type of crack that will ruin the product in the long run.

He went down my drain a long time ago for the same reason. I also find it funny how his good ole boy down south project to make a grill scrubber has basically just re-discovered what all the predominately atheist city slickers have been trying to tell the predominantly Republican voting south, which is that unregulated free market capitalism is the problem.

I appreciate you recognizing us as the OG. We've tracked every launch since 2009!

Who is in space, they seem like nice people, I love the Smarter Every Day crew. (They actually tried to buy my domain years ago.) Pretty lame that they're running those insane Starlink ads but it is what it is.

I liked checking that website, until it listed the Artemis II crew for weeks after they came back. Now I have no idea how accurate it is; I don't know what other source to compare it to.

But maybe there's a more reliable method it uses for tracking the ISS astronauts, and the Artemis II needed more human input or something. For what it's worth, both websites currently list the same ten astronauts.

I feel like this post is just an AI slop copy of that site designed to grab free ad revenue.

I've flagged it and recommend others do the same.

Someone on HN that does not use ad block? This is still so confusing for me. Why not spend 40 seconds and never see any ads more?

Looks great with ublock origin running with default settings, fyi.

Not using an adblocker in 2026 AD is just asking for it

Interesting. I don't see any ads, even with my ad blocker turned off.

Yeah warning to mobile users, too. Basically unusable website because of the ads.

I miss the ad free web.

Maybe you should create whoisinspacewithnoads.com? :D

"Laika" is the generic dog name in Russian. Means "barker".

I don't think so. So far all fatalities [0] happened either during launch or during launch or during landing. The only fatal incident that happened technically still in space (above the Kármán line) is Soyuz 11 [1], but it happened after the landing sequence was already started, so the capsule landed normally, just with the dead crew.

It appears that just hanging out in the orbit is relatively safe, going up there and going down is risky.

Same with aircraft, btw, most accidents happen during take-off, shortly after take-off or during landing. Cruising at a stable altitude is very safe.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight-related_ac...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_11#Re-entry_and_death

Wiki says [0]: "Derivative versions of Sokol continue to be worn by Chinese taikonauts on flights of the Shenzhou spacecraft today, though details of the suits' design differ slightly; they are also reported to weigh less than the Russian version of Sokol."

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokol_space_suit#Use_by_countr...

Yes! That’s what I was hoping for when I clicked on it, too!

Whoisdangerouslyfarfromthesurfaceofearth.com doesn’t have the same ring.

I always wondered why in movies they did this. After thinking for 2.3 seconds, I concluded it's because so that movie watchers can see their faces.

Is there any other reason ?

I mean, they don't have lights inside the helmet that shines on your own face, right? That would mess with your ability to see.

They remind me of a “face-in-the-hole” board (1) photo.

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_stand-in

Technically, you would need to go to Waitangi, NZ (the closest city to Moscow's antipodal point [0]). When you are in the orbit you will periodically be much closer to Putin than if you just stayed at the antipodal point or close to it.

[0] https://www.geodatos.net/en/antipodes/russia/moscow