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Discovery Heading Home

Posted by Zonk on from the good-luck-folks dept.

Kailash Nadh wrote to mention an ABC News article discussing Discovery's departure from the space station, heading for Terra Firma. From the article: "Once undocked, Discovery looped around the space station for the first full photographic survey of the orbiting outpost since the last shuttle visit in late 2002, and then sped away into the blackness. Discovery's astronauts awoke Saturday evening for a day of storing away equipment for their upcoming return. They also planned to take down an antenna, which they have used to transmit video images of the mission. "

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  1. Wishing the travellers a safe return by glomph · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And then stop this incredible waste! For what they spend on one totally pointless 'mission', real space science could do many probes. The 'bang for the buck' in the Shuttle program (literal bangs not included) has been total crap. The bloodthirsty NASCAR crowd, a pillar of support for the current stupidity administration, must be the core audience.

  2. Falling from the sky by pipingguy · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    Mr. Scott, turn the engines to Godspeed.