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Shuttle May Fly Again In '04

Posted by timothy on Saturday October 4, 2003 @03:35PM from the prior-investment dept.

giantsfan89 writes "A report from CNN says that a shuttle (possibly Atlantis) could fly again next fall. "The latest launch window is September 12 to October 10, NASA said Friday." A conference call referenced in the NY Times (free reg or via Google News) says it'll be an uphill battle (obviously) but that 'I'll also guarantee you that we're getting an awful lot smarter about this and we're going to come back stronger and safer as a result.'"

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Wher do I sign up? by No_Weak_Heart · 2003-10-04 15:49 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Maybe they could give Hell on Earth a couple of seats.
Who knew? by akunkel · 2003-10-04 17:04 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Well, I take back everything I said about Rocket Scientists reading /.
Smarter is as smarter does, doesn't it? by kfg · 2003-10-04 19:50 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Yeah, I know, I know. It's true that every time I jab myself with this pointy stick it hurts and I bleed, but I'm "coming back smarter" this time.

I've invented Fleshtone Band-Aids.

KFG
Re:That should be *somewhat* stronger and safer by iJed · 2003-10-05 00:37 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Anyways, it is most definitely understood that anything involving space is a little bit more difficult than eating a pretzel. President Bush found a pretzel very difficult to eat indeed. ;-)