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Shuttle Launch Postponed To July 4th
mkosmo writes "NASA has yet again delayed Space Shuttle Discovery from launching due to growing weather conditions. Next launch attempt is the afternoon of the 4th of July." From the article: "Windows of opportunity are determined by the path of the orbiting international space station, the shuttle's destination. With each passing day, the time for a launch gets earlier by 22-1/2 minutes. That could be good news for NASA because summer thunderstorms are less likely to be a problem earlier in the day."
there arn't any billion dollar firework displays
god speed
I like fireworks and all but is this not just tempting fate as across the US lots of small rockets will be launched for our enjoyment as we wait and watch them explode.
I find it funny that the Russians pick a date and launch on that date, but the Yanks pick a date and launch 5 weeks later. The USA worries too much about wind and rain, sure a hurricane might upset the launch, but a bit of rain? It is a massive thing the shuttle. Does anyone know how many deaths the Russian (and USSR) space program has had? Is that more or less then the USA one?
I wank in the shower.
It would be funny, though, considering that it would be Zonk duping himself. =)
Anyways, they should delay all that they need to and not take any undue risks. We need another shuttle tragedy like someone named GothChick1989 needs another piercing.
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.
July 2nd != July 4th
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.
You're an idiot.
So later on down in the article (I know, I know, I read it), it says there are 16 missions left, all having something to do with the ISS. What are these 16 missions going to accomplish? What happens if the 16 are not completed by 2010, when the space program ends? Do other country's programs take over? What happens after that, what's the plan for supplying, repairing, etc, to the ISS?
Nobody ought to make jokes until AFTER the shuttle launch, since we don't yet know the morbid details soon to play out that will make the jokes funny or not.
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Wow, unless that was a poor attempt at humor, then your post just shows your mind boggling lack of common sense. You obviously don't even read the summaries, and you clearly don't follow the news. FYI, it was originally scheduled to launch Saturday, then it was delayed to today(Sunday). Now it has been delayed to Tuesday, again because of poor weather conditions.
They need to recorded the show down below, if they can see it from space...
As someone who grew up in Florida, I can attest to the fact that random, intense thunderstorms occur practically everyday in the summer. It's amazing to watch. One moment, all looks well outside. The next, gloomy and overcast. Then, it appears that the very wrath of God has come down upon you - these are serious storms with very strong gusts, lots of lightning, heavy rains, and a bit of hail from time to time. Thirty minutes later, the storm ends, the sun comes out, and it's all good and fine - only even more humid. It's fairly unpredictable. This is why native Floridians don't take Tropical Storms all that seriously - they leave through miniature versions of them frequently in the summer, and they know how to handle them. It's the snowbirds that freak out.
I imagine weather patterns in Florida are a lot more difficult to predict than they are at Russian launch sites.
This just in.. Weather conditions are growing all over the world. Visual, and radar data combined with realtime satellite imagery have proven without a doubt that weather is growing! Scientists have so far been unable to explain why the weather is growing however recent CERN experiments have concluded that if left unchecked weather will soon sweep the entire planet@!
Save Yourselves!
Another two days I can't change my background. Come on, give me a few new good pictures...
Yeah I wouldn't mind if the shuttle never launches again...IF(!!!) we would replace it with a better technology.
A Good Troll is better than a Bad Human.
just wait a bit. it will be.
Maybe in Florida. Here in the Midwest we can get the flash-boom of T'storms any time of day or night. Nothing like being woken up at 5 am to a power outage.
..until the Space Shuttle Forever jokes start?
Let's not forget that the US has had some high-profile explosive endings to more than a few shuttle missions (and plenty damn recently in the history of the program, too)
We're KINDA keen on only killing Americans and associated foreigners we haven't invested millions in already.
I wonder why are they carrying a MacBook. And Jeff Goldblum.
Great moderating there.
Don't blame me -- I voted for Roslin.
I'll be watching. Perfect day for patriotism.
Do you know what the recommended procedure to de-ice a frozen AK74 is? Wrap it in some blankets and jump on it repeatedly. If a tank is available, alternatively you can run it over the blanketed AK.
Now try that with an M16.
Russian technology is often less sophisticated than US technology. But it can often take a lot more stress, and you can fix it fairly easily. You'd be amazed what junk you can find in some Ural trucks used in lieu of spare parts...
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
I don't know why this seems to stink to me, but...
For those that don't know, on my site, we run a lot of news. Even I miss a few of the finer points, but sometimes things come together a little too well, and are way too obvious.
Recently, an ex-CIA analyst warned that he believes there will be a "terrorist" event in June or July of this year. The event will be blamed on the al-Qaeda. It will actually be an event created by the CIA (or more importantly, bad faction of them).
So, guys at NASA are screaming "don't launch, we aren't ready", but the administration is pushing it. July 2 was scrubbed due to weather.
July 4th. If a terrorist was to strike against America, wanting to hurt us emotionally, wouldn't that seem like a prime date? Everyone remembers September 11th, and it won't be forgotten anytime soon. If there was a July 4th attack, who could celebrate it after that??
July 4th also has a few wonderful things to cover terrorist activity. To a civilian, what's the difference between a firework or a larger rocket powere projectile being fired? I know to me, the morter style fireworks sound like what I'd expect a military morter to sound like, only a bit quieter.
Why would the government do this? Because the people become outraged that someone could do something against America, and demand action. They'll in turn give the government power to do anything they need (or want) to accomplish it. Look at 9/11, the government was given the power to effectively destroy two other countries, in the name of stopping "terrorism". We're coming up on campaign season, and the Republican administration knows that they're really hurting right now, and don't have much of a chance of keeping their power.
If something did happen to the shuttle, I guarantee it would be attributed to a terrorist attack.
I believe the ex-CIA analyst who reported his suspicion did so with the hopes that if there was a government plan to do something, they wouldn't.
I really hope nothing happens. That's all this country needs is another decade or two of suspicions on how bad the government can really be.
Ok, return with your flames now.
Serious? Seriousness is well above my pay grade.
Obviously shining a pocket laser at the shuttle would be considered an act of terrorism, but what about aiming homemade fireworks at it?
Anagram("United States of America") == "Dine out, taste a Mac, fries"
Why not go out to the desert, somewhere like Arizona, to launch these things? Whose brilliant idea was it to launch from Florida in the summer, pretty much right in hurricane season? Furthermore, how come the weather can delay a launch, but the complaints of engineers are ignored? I think a healthy amount of concern is relevant at this point for NASA and the space program. They have just not had enough money for way too long.
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"Shuttle has to worry about rain because .."
It isn't rain but lightning that is the problem. The column of ionized gases ejected from a vehicle in assent is highly conductive and makes for a very good earth. Apollo 12 was hit twice in just such an incident. The strike affected the parachute deployment system among other things. They didn't know for sure if it would actually work until the final moments of the descent.
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"Crack found in foam of space shuttle's external fuel tank... Developing... "
As of Monday AM. NPR says it's a 5 inch crack. I'm not sure if this is a big issue or grandstanding, but it could scrap this launch. Thermal cycling of the tank causes the cracks, they've tanked Discovery twice so this is to be expected. It definitely poses an added element of risk. If they are going to fly, they need to light that candle. Otherwise, stop the song-and-dance routine.
I want to see them succeed, finish the ISS and retire the Shuttles with dignity. What I don't want is for Shuttle to limp along with 1 or 2 flights a year and keep sucking NASA dry. We have a one-time opportunity to begin working on Mars flights, don't blow it.
Josh
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they must be using Powerpoint again.
Mmmmmmmm . . . troll bait . . . aaaagghhhhhh.
*tongue hanging out*