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Shuttle Launch Postponed To July 4th

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the very-patriotic dept.

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."

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  1. Lets just hope by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful


    there arn't any billion dollar firework displays

    god speed

  2. So by fimbulvetr · · Score: 1, Insightful

    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?

  3. Be serious by Hao+Wu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    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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    1. Re:Be serious by oneiron · · Score: 2, Insightful

      The jokes are funny right now, and that's what matters. Enjoy the moment.

    2. Re:Be serious by datafr0g · · Score: 4, Insightful
      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.


      I don't think anyone here is laughing and making fun of at the horrors of a potential disaster - that's not funny.

      What is funny is the irony of the situation: On July the 4th, people all over the USA gather and celebrate while watching rockets explode in the sky - AND THEY CHOOSE JULY 4TH TO LAUNCH THE SHUTTLE??
      Now that's Irony.
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  4. Re:In Soviet USA, Shuttles launch you? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is it really a road trip, if your car explodes in the garage?

  5. Re:In Soviet USA, Shuttles launch you? by thewiz · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Fact: Fisher Pens has received quite a bit of free PR in the last 38 years.

    I'm sure this has more than made up for their development costs.

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