Submitted by TechnologicalDarkage t3_y7gjky in space
BarbequedYeti t1_isw2cr2 wrote
Sounds like this Hipparchus fellow was a smart cookie.
alvinofdiaspar t1_isw3vm0 wrote
Fun fact - the ESA astrometry mission HIPPARCOS in the late 80a was named partly after this astronomer.
mcpat21 t1_isw4ar5 wrote
And the other part named after Hippos
alvinofdiaspar t1_isw4nq7 wrote
Not quite- it is short for High Precision PARallex COllecting Satellite.
mcpat21 t1_isw4pw6 wrote
I was mostly joking, but TIL
vbahero t1_iswgrrv wrote
And the other part named after the Netflix show about Latin American drug cartels
zobotrombie t1_isxatyx wrote
That’s how we broker intergalactic alliances: bringing hard drugs to space.
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