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Shuttle Set for Launch on Dec 18th, Says NASA

Posted by michael on from the getting-back-on-the-horse dept.

Tony J Case writes "Just a quick note for you guys - According to space.com, NASA's target date for the next shuttle launch is Dec. 18th, with a whole bunch of new guidelines."

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  1. Re:New Guidelines by Lev13than · · Score: 4, Funny

    Limiting shuttles to flights to the International Space Station or the Hubble Space Telescope.
    So they can see any stuff that has fallen off better and so they have a place to stay when bad stuff happens.

    Dunno about this one. IANARS (I am not a rocket scientist), but I suspect that even a damaged shuttle would be safer for re-entry than riding back in the Hubble.

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  2. RotK by Streiff · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dec 18, LotR: RotK, or the shuttle.

    Guess which I'm more excited about. :D

  3. Re:New Guidelines by stevey · · Score: 4, Funny
    No blowing up before, during or after flight

    On pain of death?

  4. Re:New Guidelines by el_gregorio · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...and procedures are being generated and analyzed for on-orbit TPS inspections.

    Yeah... don't forget to include the new cover sheet on those TPS reports. Did you get that memo?

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