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Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the our-starblazers dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNN is reporting that the Space Shuttle Discovery has lifted off, marking the United States' returned to manned space flight for the first time since the Columbia disaster in February 2003"

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  1. Re:A toast! by Moofie · · Score: 1, Troll

    Not acceptable. I'm not willing to settle for the same "exploration" we had 25 years ago. It's not sufficient.

    Yeah, it's exciting for little kids, that's great and all. What about my generation, whose dreams of colonizing space are now dead?

    Sorry, NASA totally fails to inspire me anymore.

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    Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!