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Discovery Set to Launch July 13

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the checked-the-bags-preflight dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The US space shuttle is set to launch July 13 for the first time in nearly two and a half years, after being grounded following the 2003 Columbia disaster, NASA said today. NASA experts held a final 'flight readiness review' meeting on Wednesday and Thursday to make a final decision."

3 of 161 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Please tell me they at least have the ability by Capt.+Caneyebus · · Score: 1, Troll

    This is a government entity. An $800 piece of equipment cost $10,000 for them.

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    -- Yes, I work for the government, and yes I am watching you.
  2. Re:whaa? by Alien+Being · · Score: 0, Troll

    G.I. Joe has a bigger chance of dying in a Humvee in Iraq than Buck Rogers has of dying in the shuttle.

    Maybe the public would be more accepting of the risk if we let George Bush land the thing on an aircraft carrier.

  3. How can you say it is safer Safer? by MushMouth · · Score: 0, Troll

    More people died in the shuttle program than the others combined.