 This is Witchspace news for Friday the 17th of May 2019 I'm CMDR Buur In this week's news, Elite Dangerous has a new community celebrity and he needs your help Elite might have a problem with cheating and Elite imagery is compared with imagery from NASA If you enjoy our content please remember to hit like and subscribe and click the little bell icon to get a notification next time we upload a new video Remember you can also come and join us on the Buur Pit Discord server and if you want to help support the work of this channel you'll also find us on Patreon links to both of those and also where you can find us on all your favorite social media platforms are in the description below Elite gained a new community celebrity this week after a tweet made by the commander's uncle went viral. The commander called Michael is undergoing treatment at Addenbrook Hospital in Cambridge in the UK and has a gaming PC in his room to keep himself entertained Michael plays Elite Dangerous. After pictures of Michael playing Elite exploded on Twitter the commander not only received a personal tweet from David Braben the founder of Frontier Developments but he also received a visit in his hospital room from Elite Community Manager Paige Harvey and Elite Product Manager Sally Morgan Moore but that's not where this story Michael's uncle who made the original tweet and goes by the handle of Freebooted posted on Michael's behalf to the Elite Dangerous official forums. Michael is reaching out to the Elite Community for ideas on what he can do in the game and sites he can visit. The Elite Community is always shone when it comes to helping out a fellow commander and this is another opportunity to do just that. Michael himself is now active on the thread along with his uncle so you can pitch your ideas directly to the commander and his team to get involved helping this celebrity commander see the very best that the galaxy and its community has to offer. Oh seven Michael we'll see you in the black. This week a few prominent YouTubers along with commander Ryan N17 of the SDC posted on YouTube and read it regarding what appears to be a potentially serious and long-running cheating issue within the game. In particular commander Exegius on YouTube did a fantastic breakdown of the history of cheating with video games and how it now relates to the current state of affairs with Elite. The multiple posts from different sources in one week is a deliberate and coordinated attempt to elicit a response from Frontier on the issue and to raise awareness of the issue in the community at large. As of this recording there's been no official response from Frontier on the problem and it remains to be seen what action they will take. This is an important issue and I'd like to hear Frontier's thoughts on it. And finally the YouTube team at Ghost Giraffe posted a stunning video this week that highlights beautifully one of the core tenets of Elite Dangerous scientific accuracy. In the video the team talked with NASA scientists about some of the discoveries made about the planet Saturn resulting from the Cassini probe mission and also compared some of the imagery from the game with shots taken on the Cassini mission itself and the similarities are honestly stunning. As well as showing off some stunning images there's also some fascinating insights into the effects on the rings of Saturn caused by the motion of the planet's moons and their gravity as they move around. Do give the video a look it's linked below and it's honestly fascinating and delicious. That's it for now thank you so much for making it this far we'll be back later this week with more videos until then oh seven commanders follow the greens on the way out and do keep clear of the toast rack we very much look forward to seeing you next time