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NASA Clears Shuttle Atlantis for Sunday Launch

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the final-countdown dept.

Davemania writes "This Sunday, NASA will resume the reconstruction of the International Space Station with the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. NASA predicts a 60% chance that the weather will hold but will be keeping their eye at Tropical Storm Ernesto. The six-astronaut crew is tasked with deploying two large solar arrays and integrating the port 3/port 4 truss segment. As usual, the live launch can be seen on NASA TV."

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  1. Re:woohoo! by mrjackson2000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    vxworks, it's not windows, thats all i would be worried about.

  2. Not fair by markov_chain · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Man, I wish the news would pay the same respect to me. Just imagine:

    "On Saturday, if the weather holds, Mike will deliver a 200lbs payload. He is expected to raise the vehicle on jack stands, and make necessary repairs for the coming week's commuting mission. MFMA (Mike's Fleet Maintenance Agency) reports that Mike will replace the transmission, perform an oil change, and inspect the ball joints."

    Not fair!

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  3. Atlantis Is A Myth by CheeseburgerBrown · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Endeavours to challenge the hiding place of the lost city of Atlantis predate even Columbus' discovery.

    The mercury is rising for those still dedicated to Atlantis' existence, because results to date indicate it the whole thing is mere legend. Rumours of ancient conspiracies have appalled certain academics. Iss there any credible basis for continuing to believe?

    Okay, soyuz all later.

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  4. Re:It's not named after the continent. by DarthMAD · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They cancelled SG-1, not Atlantis. But really, did that sound funny to you before you posted it? Honestly.