Who's Up for a Good Docking?
It has become a tradition to run some sort of silly competition as part of promoting the Satellite conventions. This time we've pulled out a fair number of the stops to bring you a timed "dock your capsule with the space station" game.
So far we've had one heat, at Innominate (Eastercon 2017): see the results below. We'll add to this leader board as each heat is run, and close it off after the finals at Satellite 6 itself.
| Name | Time | Competition | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Damerell | 1:30 | Innominate | Heat Winner |
| Matthew Smithers | 2:15 | Innominate | After much diligent practice |
| Simon Furlong | 2:17 | Innominate | |
| Thomas Barnes | 2:20 | Innominate | |
| Mike Richards | 2:51 | Innominate | |
| Tlanti | 5:40 | Innominate | |
| Ian Jackson | 7:00 | Innominate | |
| Red | 12:00 | Innominate |
Honourable Mentions
If one gets sufficiently flustered while attempting to dock, it is possible to run out of fuel and drift off forever into the silent void. In this special "wooden spoon" category are:
| Name | Time | Competition | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Smithers | 7:00 | Innominate | His second attempt |
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