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Apollo 15

Murk — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Apollo 15 was the fourth manned lunar landing, taking place in 1970, it lasted from July 27th until August 7th, when the command module, Endeavour, splashed down in the Pacific to be picked up by the USS Okinawa.

Like all the Apollo missions, it launched from Florida, but unlike the previous missions, it was part of the J series of missions, planning for a longer stay on the lunar surface. The astronauts were David Scott (Commander), James Irwin (Lunar module pilot) and Alfred Worden (Command Module pilot). After a couple of days heading to the moon, the mission entered orbit, and a day later on the 30th the landing was made. They touched down at the Mount Hadley Apennine site, having made a steeper descent than any previous missions due to the terrain.

During their mission, they recovered about 75kg of rock samples and were on the surface for 67hrs. This mission marked the first use of the LRV, the lunar rover vehicle. Was a lightweight foldable car that was stowed under the lander, and allowed for a wider range of exploration. They deployed several experiments on the surface, and on the first day they did what was the longest moonwalk ever undertaken to date at over six and a half hours. The next day, they used the LRV and got the furthest from the lunar module that any mission had travelled at that time, 5km. They also set a lunar land speed record of 12km/hr.

The next day they filmed the much played video for physics students, where Galileo’s experiment was recreated. They parked the LRV where its camera could film their ascent, climbed back into the module, pressurised and a few hours later the ascent module lifted off to rendezvous-Vous with the command module.

The Endeavour capsule is currently at the USAF museum in Dayton, Ohio.

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#0042

Murk — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Dark mode is everywhere.

More Shouty Sock Puppets

#0041

Murk — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Friend, you are an immature human, creating a loud sound,
Undertaking recreation in the shared transit space, eventually you will be a large human
Your features are covered in dirt, and you bring shame
You persist in kicking a container, melodically chanting:

We intend, we intend to rock you
We intend, we intend to rock you

Friend, you are an immature man, a man of great firmness,
You make a loud noise in the shared transit space, one day you will compete with a planet,
You have circulatory liquid covering your features, you bring shame
You are waving your insignia in view of all.

We intend, we intend to rock you (reproduce these words melodically)
We intend, we intend to rock you

Friend, you are someone whose has orbited the sun many times and has no wealth
Appealing with your ocular sensors, one day you will rest
Your features are covered in dirt, and you bring shame
Another being should remind you of your position.

We intend, we intend to rock you (reproduce these words melodically)
We intend, we intend to rock you (all the beings)
We intend, we intend to rock you (make a noise with closed lips)
We intend, we intend to rock you
All are well.

More Entitled Alien

#0040

Murk — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

#0039

Murk — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

A tiny bit out of date, even when I drew this at the end of March. Ah well.

Still, the chilling effect of free speech is a thing.

#0038

Murk — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Ed, you’ll upset the Kaylon.

#0037

Murk — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

I miss The Orville….

#0036

Murk — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Make Aliens Great For Another Period of Time

Panel 1: I support this politician, they will address the mote in the opponent’s eye
Panel 2: (offstage) Their eye contains lumber
Panel 3: (Now wearing a hat) I support this politician

#0035

Murk — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

look into the eyes, not around the eyes, into the eyes…. Sleep

#0034

Murk — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Preparing the crew for combat.

Picard prepares for evasive manoeuvres: On my mark, fall left…. Mark!

#0033

Murk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Riker is impressed by someone speaking a foreign language.

An anglophone when someone speaks “foreign”

Picard is front and centre. Riker remarks :’At Tanagra? He’s picked up all the lingo!”

#0032b

Murk — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:35:00 +0000

I could not resist another strip on this topic…

Vader, referring to Yoda: He should be careful when he talks about The Force. He should stick to matters of morality.

Links

#0032

Murk — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Vance recently said the Pope should “be more careful when talking about Theology”.

THE Pope? From a man claiming to be catholic?

Okay, it wasn’t exactly say a warmonger, but the pope did say “blessed are the peacemakers” and that he “would speak out loud against war.”

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#0031

Murk — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

After a long gap, I drew this one in 2026. The shouty sock puppets got meta again.

Panel 1: Great! He is drawing us again.
Panel 2: I see he has forgotten how….
Panel 3: My speech is a nice hat. (the speech bubble rests on his head)

Having posted one a day for nearly a month, it’s likely to slow down going forward.

#0030

Murk — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

A borg is on the bridge

Riker felt ill-at-ease with Captain Picard’s Foreign Exchange Student

#0029

Murk — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Getting the song wrong

Panel 1: Sweet Child of Mine…..
Panel 2: Whoa…..
Panel 3: Good Times Never Seem so Good!

#0028

Murk — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

The Wey is a river in Southen England. This was for Christmas 2023.

Happy April

How parochial. Santa Claus on the Wey

#0027

Murk — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Leslie Phillips and the Carol of the Bells, preparing for Christmas 2023

Leslie Phillips likes a Ding Dong

#0026

Murk — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

The Enterprise:
Wesley: “Well, I liked ‘The Orville’”
Picard: Shut up, Wes

Season 4 is written… please film it!

#0025

Murk — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

The Shouty Sock puppets get meta again.

Panel 1: For no apparent reason….
Panel 2: It hurts when I turn my head…
Panel 3: …. like -OW!

Apparently it is a delayed reaction.