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Space Shuttle to re-launch in May

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-can-see-my-house-from-here dept.

Goeland86 writes "CNN reports that NASA is on it's way to prepare for a shuttle launch in may. Considering the damage caused by the Hurricanes this season, I think it's quite impressive that they're even thinking of a launch next year altogether."

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  1. Re:What we need to do... by TheClassic · · Score: 1, Funny

    They should build an escalator too. That way you could just stand and enjoy the ride, or if you're in a hurry walk fast; you can pick your own pace. The elevator would definitely be better for moving in and out, though.

  2. I believe the plan is by Timesprout · · Score: 3, Funny

    To tie a giant piece of string and a couple of ribbons to it and launch it like a kite in the next hurricane.

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  3. Ohhh...The hangover... by dnaboy · · Score: 2, Funny
    Considering the damage caused by the Hurricanes this season, I think it's quite impressive that they're even thinking of a launch next year altogether.

    Tell me about it. If I went through a space shuttle disaster, my liver would be pretty damaged from drinking hurricanes (or, more likely Jameson's on the Rocks) too.

  4. Altogether... and don't call me Shirley by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Considering the damage caused by the Hurricanes this season, I think it's quite impressive that they're even thinking of a launch next year.

  5. Re:New tech needed by thedillybar · · Score: 1, Funny
    >Unless we can convience the public that Bin Laden is camped out in his secret moonbase.

    And what makes you think that this is impossible? You can convince the public of anything if you have enough time.

  6. Re:What we need to do... by TheClassic · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can just see it now: (from Red vs. Blue)

    Simmons: Seriously though, why are we out here? As far as I can tell it's just a box canyon in the middle of nowhere...no way in or out.

    Grif: uh huh...

    Simmons: The only reason that we set up a red base here is because they have a blue base over there. And the only reason they have a blue base over there is because we have a red base over here.

    Grif: Yeah, that's because we're fighting each other.

    Simmons: No, no, but I mean, even if we were to pull out today and they were to come take our base they would have two bases in the middle of a box canyon. Whoop-dee-fucking-do.

  7. When did you ever see a giant bureaucracy reformed by rlglende · · Score: 2, Funny


    NASA is a huge waste of $. It accomplishes very little very slowly.

    The idea that it can be reformed in some way is complete fantasy.

    Think of its management processes as a code base that has been hacked by a lot of untalented people over 30 years.

    Abolition is the only possible reform.

    Lew

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