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Here's the launch video for today, incase anybody missed it.

Click on the link below and then right click on the WMP when it opens up, and zoom -> 200% for a better view.

NASA TV

Soooo...Atlantis docked with the ISS today. About 2 days after launch



They've found a small tear in the thermal blanket on one of the sides...so they gota see how big of a problem it is.

that was pretty hot.....


















AHA!! I got you there, you.

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Originally posted by wotyzoid that was pretty hot.....

I concur

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Originally posted by Omega_M Soooo...Atlantis docked with the ISS today. About 2 days after launch [IG]http://hosted.ap.org/photos/B/bceb6449-6152-4a19-93fc-fbc3ea1d9ea1-big.jpg[/IMG] They've found a small tear in the thermal blanket on one of the sides...so they gota see how big of a problem it is. [IM]http://www.aero-news.net/images/content/aerospace/2007/Atlantis-thermal-blanket-tear-0607a.jpg[/IMG]

yeah i saw that on the news. I am concerned

Hay guise, when's the launch?

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Originally posted by inconspicuous Hay guise, when's the launch?

STS-118 : 9 August 2007, Launch pad 39A, KSC Florida.

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Originally posted by nchs09 CRASH AND BURN BABY!!!!.. fucking such a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge waste of money. well ok so its not really a waste, but i dont understrand why SO much needs to go to nasa, when its clearly needed in other things. a little less money to nasa would make me happy.

I really have to disagree with that. The amount that is spent on NASA is a incredibly small fraction of what is spent on say defense spending. In relation to other governmental programs NASA does not get a whole lot of funding. The international space station and space exploration overall is extremely important IMO. Doesn't seem like it right now but it will eventually after we've fucked up our planet to the point where humans can no longer live on it.

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Originally posted by Omega_M They've found a small tear in the thermal blanket on one of the sides...so they gota see how big of a problem it is.

duct tape to the rescue!

I dunno if this point is lost, but unless you have an organization like NASA which develops exotic high end technology, the general level of US technology will remain low.

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Originally posted by inconspicuous Hay guise, when's the launch?

WTF?

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Originally posted by Omega_M I dunno if this point is lost, but unless you have an organization like NASA which develops exotic high end technology, the general level of US technology will remain low.

If NASA got canned tomorrow the US would still continue to develop technology but mostly for war/defense purposes. War however separates the US from the rest of the world while with space exploration fosters cooperation between nations. Far more is spent on the former however.

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Originally posted by tranceDJ If NASA got canned tomorrow the US would still continue to develop technology but mostly for war/defense purposes. War however separates the US from the rest of the world while with space exploration fosters cooperation between nations. Far more is spent on the former however.

You do realize that a sizable portion of our technological advancements and understanding of how our planet functions within the last 100 years has been because of military spending and research, right? As much as I'm against war, there's certainly a good many things that have come from it.

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Originally posted by Omega_M I dunno if this point is lost, but unless you have an organization like NASA which develops exotic high end technology, the general level of US technology will remain low.

you shouldn't expect Mario to understand that, he'd rather have that money spent on nachos

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Originally posted by idoru You do realize that a sizable portion of our technological advancements and understanding of how our planet functions within the last 100 years has been because of military spending and research, right? As much as I'm against war, there's certainly a good many things that have come from it.

Primary defense contractors like Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are some of the largest companies in the space industry. 70-80% of the employees working in NASA are contractors, which is an amazing number. The military and space industry are highly interdependent simply because the major defense contractors are also the largest space technology providers. The entire Space Shuttle operations and management is done by United Space Alliance, a company jointly formed by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Almost all of NASA's projects are heavily dependant on industry partners.

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Originally posted by idoru You do realize that a sizable portion of our technological advancements and understanding of how our planet functions within the last 100 years has been because of military spending and research, right? As much as I'm against war, there's certainly a good many things that have come from it.

Yeah you have to take the good with the bad but one has to ask themselves if they would rather have slower increases in technology or faster ones that could ultimately end to the human race self-destructing. Nuclear power is good for powering cities on one hand but not so great for potentially destroying cities on the other.

They are set to land in 30 mins. Hope they make it

Let the looong countdown commence.

25 Minutes....

40 mins till touchdown in St Andrews Air force base

true story:
today I was busy trying out Warcraft 3 for the first time when there a sudden boom that made the house vibrate. The first thought was that my dad had collapsed so I'm running around the house looking for my dad, couldn't find him. My sister says she heard car alarms go off, so I looked outside to see if there had been an accident, nothing.

didn't think much of it the news talked about :

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Space Shuttle Atlantis descended to a smooth landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., concluding a successful assembly mission to the International Space Station. With Commander Rick Sturckow and Pilot Lee Archambault at the controls, Atlantis landed at 3:49 p.m. EDT on Friday.

to which they said that the ship re-entering the earth's atmosphere created a boom for southern california residents.

and then i was like, o..... cool.


i suck fucking shit at Warcraft 3

Didn't want to make a new thread since this is related to the space shuttle launch.

They put a video camera on top of the solid rocket booster and tracked it from launch all the way until it crashed back into the ocean.

Some of you will appreciate this video. I like



A Day in the Life of a Solid Rocket Booster

that's awesome!
the shots of the boosters detaching are quality

totally

And also when the boosters crash into the ocean.

that was pretty cool video, liked how they captured all the different angles.

amazing vid, neat find

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