Final Space Shuttle Mission
- Started
- Last post
- 57 Responses
- ghandolf0
One of the main missions of the re-usable shuttles, was to be the vehicle used to build-out the space station. That work is complete. Trips to and from the ISS can be done by other countries, new technologies, and private enterprises (like Branson/Rutan). NASA's new focus is supposed to be interplanetary in nature, however there's little funding for any of it at this time.
- Dodecahedron0
only like 8 minutes, its moving now
- ghandolf0
5 minutes - all systems go!
- autoflavour0
im such a nerd, i have been watching this for the past 3 hours..
the only thing which is nerdier is when i got excited that mac have announced new macbook pro's.. and as i am due for an upgrade.. it tickled my fancy more than usual.
- tymeframe0
There are two more shuttle flights planned, just not for Discovery. Scroll down to planned missions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS…
- autoflavour0
FIX YOUR FUCKING COMPUTER RANGE!!!
The tension.. its killing me
1.30 seconds remaining
- autoflavour0
down to the wire..
40 seconds remaining and the range is goARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHH!!!
- AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGHHH...
autoflavour - that was the count down to the 5 minute mark i think ...Dodecahedron
- yeah, exactly.. but that was the launch window for the dayautoflavour
- AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGHHH...
- Dodecahedron0
get ready to blaze it up! i got my bong
- SteveJobs0
link? i'm just seeing an embedded windows media player with nothing
- download windows media player?Dodecahedron
- actually theres a 'other viewing options' on the side with QTDodecahedron
- i did, but nothin'SteveJobs
- tangoxray30
- Lights are green
Skies are bluetangoxray3 - I forgot about these guys... They have quite the Marshall and VOX stacks for such small sounding guitars.nosaj
- Lights are green
- ghandolf0
Front page in HD - Link at top
- PonyBoy0
holy shit! initiating the 02 flow!
- ghandolf0
Liftoff!
- Dodecahedron0
oh yeah ... a little herb goes great with space travel
- CygnusZero40
Since they are heading out into space, and with the whole spacetime bullshit, are they travelling back in time right now but maybe even just a couple milisecs?
- ghandolf0
5,200 mph...
- scarabin0
neat, doesn't even look like it's moving
- bokse0
"One of the main missions of the re-usable shuttles, was to be the vehicle used to build-out the space station."
no. the inital idea was to develop a system for cheap and dependable space transport. the shuttle program is NASAs worst failure, never came close to promised/targeted specs. unheard of cost overruns + the built-in safety snafu obviously, it´s a shame really when you think about the stuff they could´ve built instead with the money.
- Mr_Mxyzptlk0
In other words, assuming my notes are correct, it's also the
- CygnusZero40
Woah! Anyone see that little black thing fall off and bounce off the shuttle??
- looked like a tile. i think that's normal-ish?SteveJobs
- Thats what took out Columbia.CygnusZero4
- yeah i noticed that alsoautoflavour