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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. 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 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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