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Shuttle Atlantis Launched Without Incident

Posted by Zonk on from the up-up-and-away dept.

forkazoo writes "Space.com is reporting the successful launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. There were no major incidents or problems during the launch, except that there was some concern about the weather at the two European abort landing sites. The weather cleared up and the launch was pretty much perfect. 'Preliminary analysis of images taken by onboard cameras revealed expected "popcorning" foam loss during ascent but none that appeared to strike the orbiter. NASA has kept a close watch on the shedding of fuel tank foam insulation during shuttle launches since the 2003 Columbia accident, which claimed the lives of seven astronauts, and made modifications to reduce the amount of debris shed during liftoffs.' The launch was broadcast live NASA TV stream."

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  1. don't know by Ep0xi · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    maybe i don't know the syncronization the world has to have for this ship actually fly

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  2. Paultards please read by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ah yes, Ron Paul. The right wing's answer to Ralph Nader. I sincerely hope he wins the Republican primary, because that'd make the Dems unbeatable in 2008. Even Kucinich would be a shoo-in against that weirdo.

    The overprivileged adolescents who buy into libertarianism may fall for Mr. Paul's song and dance, true, but fortunately they can't vote.