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A Bittersweet Finale For Discovery Space Shuttle
Julie188 writes "The shuttle Discovery re-entered the Earth's atmosphere for the last time Wednesday to close out the space plane's 39th and final voyage. And so marks the beginning of the end for America's shuttle program. Everything about the last flight felt epic, from how it overcame a down-to-the-last-second problem to launch on its final mission in February, to its sunny final landing this week. As it coasted to a stop, Discovery's odometer stood at some 5,750 orbits covering nearly 150 million miles, during 39 flights spanning a full year in space — a record unrivaled in the history of manned rockets."
yeah, just watch, the odometer'll read 750 orbits when they trade it in!
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
>> Discovery's odometer stood at some 5,750 orbits covering nearly 150 million miles, during 39 flights spanning a full year in space
That's nothing, my Yugo once drove 150 CONSECUTIVE miles without catching on fire or breaking down!
Atlas Shrugged : Thematic Story
I hope you die with a meteorite in your head for making me remember this crappy movie (and this crappy song).
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Are you kidding? We can hire a team of a dozen rocket scientists in India or China for the price of ONE NASA scientist.
And it should be obvious that a dozen people can get the job done quicker and better than one.
NASA are boring.
Yep. They're also chamfering, planing, adhering, and vibration-testing. Among about 10,000 other things.