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| NASA's last space shuttle blasts into history | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 8 2011, 04:31 AM (214 Views) | |
| Max | Jul 8 2011, 04:31 AM Post #1 |
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Atlantis and four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday on NASA's last space shuttle voyage, dodging bad weather and delighting hundreds of thousands of spectators on hand to witness the end of an era. It will be at least three years - possibly five or more - before astronauts launch again from U.S. soil, and so this final journey of the shuttle era packed in crowds and roused emotions on a scale not seen since the Apollo moon shots. After days of gloomy forecasts full of rain and heavy cloud cover, the spaceship lifted off at 11:29 a.m. - just 2 1/2 minutes late - thundering away on the 135th shuttle mission 30 years and three months after the very first flight. The four experienced space fliers rode Atlantis from the same pad used more than a generation ago by the Apollo astronauts. The shuttle was visible for 42 seconds before disappearing into the clouds. NASA waived its own weather rules to allow the liftoff to go forward. In the end, though, the countdown was delayed not by the weather but by the need to verify that the launch pad support equipment was retracted all the way. The crew will deliver a year's worth of critical supplies to the International Space Station and return with as much trash as possible. Atlantis is scheduled to come home on June 20 after 12 days in orbit. Before taking flight, Commander Christopher Ferguson saluted all those who contributed over the years to the shuttle program. "The shuttle is always going to be a reflection of what a great nation can do when it dares to be bold and commits to follow through," he said, addressing NASA launch director Mike Leinbach. "We're not ending the journey today ... we're completing a chapter of a journey that will never end." He added: "Let's light this fire one more time, Mike, and witness this great nation at its best." SOURCE:YahooNews/AP It's hard for me not to feel a little sad at the passing of the Space Shuttle. 30 years - most of my life - she's been flying into space, bringing both triumph and tragedy. Now her day is done. I just hope we get this new ship, the Orion. Let's hope it's not cancelled by whatever administration. |
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| Mack71 | Jul 22 2011, 07:28 AM Post #2 |
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I hope America gets into space again I agree this is a sad moment and unfortunately might mark the end of America after the government and banking families have had there way. America at the moment is very weak as is the uk er and china oh and europe and asia, in fact this is the first time in history that the hole globe will hit a financial crash, in the past if a country financially crashed it usually had other avenues (countries) to help em out but now were all going down together. Will we recover pick up the pieces use the free energy systems that have been hidden within the patent system and eventually explore space stronger than before, or will the bankers who are sitting on their gold and silver and now owning a lot of the services (water, sewerage, roads, electricity, oil, gas, and others that don't spring to mind) get to create their new world order and branch us out into space in their image (don't get excited they want a major reduction in population MAJOR), personally I hope the first option I'm pretty damn sure that there are free energy systems that are very possible and what the human race could achieve if we somehow removed our banking masters would be mind blowing and very unrecognisable to today. The future is bleak, but the possibilities are beyond fantastic. Well there's my rant ,to end I'll ad that I love the space shuttle such a shame to see it's end but these are new times let's hope that something just as good or better takes it's place. Even though I'm from the uk I couldn't help feeling proud as a human being watching it climb to the heavens. |
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| Max | Jul 24 2011, 03:24 PM Post #3 |
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Pickle barrel, pickle barrel, Kumquat!
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Those are good questions and thoughts, Mack. I wish I had good answers. |
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