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07-28-2005, 02:11 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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NASA just can't do things right :(
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/sp...ttle/index.html
"Pieces of debris tore away from the shuttle Discovery during liftoff Tuesday -- despite NASA spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to prevent a repeat of the problem that caused the 2003 Columbia disaster. A piece of insulating foam falling from the external fuel tank during Columbia's launch was blamed for the deaths of its seven crew. "Until we fix this, we're not ready to go fly again," shuttle program manager Bill Parsons told reporters at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. "You can say that means they're grounded."Several smaller pieces also tore away, a NASA spokesman said. But officials said they do not believe the foam hit the orbiter and damaged the spacecraft."
2 years ago they also said the crew members were not in danger, we all remember what happened* Losers make excuses - winners make it happen *
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07-28-2005, 02:28 AM #2WebHostingTalk Lover
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And so much money is at stake here as well along with the lives of the crew aboard. I really hope they get things straightened out but I know its not easy.
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07-28-2005, 02:32 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant they get it right for once!!! It's only rocket science - shesh.
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07-28-2005, 02:36 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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They should just subsidize private companies and let them do the development and testing. It would be money much better spent.
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07-28-2005, 10:39 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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Dont stress,there's an aussie on board,nothing happens to us aussies
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07-28-2005, 10:45 AM #6Aspiring Evangelist
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4725179.stm
It got there OK though
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07-28-2005, 11:05 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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Instead of fixing the shuttle design they should've worked on a new space vehicule like the russians soyuz. It would cost far less than the shuttle and be safer for astronauts.
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07-28-2005, 11:09 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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dreamlevel - I am not so sure you could launch a shuttle any better..........
there are only 18 more missions for the currently fleet at which time it wil be replaced with new fleet.
the outer fuel tank is the issue. this is one of - if not the most complex piece of machinery ever built. lets give them some credit.
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07-28-2005, 11:15 AM #9Web Hosting Master
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here is a pic I took the night before the launch - it was lit up and the lights shot up to the sky - very spectacular
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07-28-2005, 11:16 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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here is another
these were both taken with a 300 mm zoom from 10 miles away.Last edited by sailor; 07-28-2005 at 11:22 AM.
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07-28-2005, 11:26 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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Well said sailor, NASA is faced with real budgetary restrains as well as unique engineer obstacles to overcome. It is really amazing that they are able to put people into space at all.
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07-28-2005, 11:38 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by ambirex
Well said sailor, NASA is faced with real budgetary restrains as well as unique engineer obstacles to overcome. It is really amazing that they are able to put people into space at all.
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07-28-2005, 11:44 AM #13Web Hosting Evangelist
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How hard can it be to pritt stick a bit of foam to a space shuttle? Or maybe that's the problem..we all know how crap pritt stick is :\
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07-28-2005, 11:45 AM #14Web Hosting Master
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If something goes wrong this time, nasa is gonna be killed =o
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07-28-2005, 11:56 AM #15Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by sailor
here is another
these were both taken with a 300 mm zoom from 10 miles away.
so you ended up sticking around until it finally launched? Sounds like a nice vacation.. must be nice.. LOLCeridius Networks Sales
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07-28-2005, 12:51 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by HiVelocity
so you ended up sticking around until it finally launched? Sounds like a nice vacation.. must be nice.. LOL
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07-28-2005, 01:16 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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now thats devotion
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07-28-2005, 06:11 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by SniperDevil
They should just subsidize private companies and let them do the development and testing. It would be money much better spent.