07-13-2005, 03:24 PM | #1 |
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Space Shuttle Discovery
The Discovery is scheduled to launch at 3:51 Eastern time (less than a half hour away) from the NASA base in Cape Canaveral, FL.
This is the first flight since the Columbia exploded 2 1/2 years ago.
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07-13-2005, 03:29 PM | #2 |
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I heard they postponed the launch. Something wrong with a fuel sensor.
Too bad.
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Yep. They had already postponed the launch from a month or so ago...now again.
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Better safe than sorry though.
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07-13-2005, 04:08 PM | #4 |
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They might have a heck of a time launching it at all with the hurricane season that has been predicted.
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07-14-2005, 01:23 AM | #5 |
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Since was a problem, I'm glad they went ahead and scrubbed the launch. Get it fixed, get it right. And then there was that problem a couple of days ago where the window protector came off and when it fell, it knocked off some protective tiles. I'm happy they fixed that, too. I hope they can get it off on their next open day, which will be Saturday.
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07-14-2005, 11:20 AM | #6 |
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Those shuttles are old. I wonder if NASA has the funds to continue developement of a few new shuttles. I heard something about it a while ago but I guess they are still very prototype.
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No more shuttles. They dont even want to use these to their projected use dates. They want them scrapped by 2010.
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07-14-2005, 01:23 PM | #8 |
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Tuesday evening there was a small story, not repeated, that a window had fallen out of the shuttle and damaged tail heat tiles. NASA said, no problem, they'd still go on Wed.. NO epoxy glue solutions for me. Those astronauts should have screamed bloody murder at that announcement. I find it most interesting that now the launch was delayed by "a false sensor reading"....at the news conference. Then today they're saying a fuel tank replacement. What are we dealing with here, junkyard rejects?
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Theyve had this problem before where the sensor reads full when its empty or vice versa. They replaced the sensor. They replaced the fuel lines. They even replaced the fuel tank. It seemed to finally fix itself. They arent sure how. So they went ahead with launch plans. And now its doing it again.
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It wasn't a window, but just a plastic cover taped over the window to keep it clean till the launch, if fell about 60ft or so is why it was able to slightly hurt a tile, better safe than sorry.....the sensor is the big concern and of course they're a bit worried, but that's the glory of the challange of space, eh! I want to go!
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07-14-2005, 03:23 PM | #11 |
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...bits and pieces falling off multi-million dollar space thingy's don't make me confident.
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NASA has to launch by July 31 if they want to get to the International Space Station. If they miss that the next chance is September 9. Not too good considering this shuttle was going to help get some repairs done on the Station.
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Think about it Spock, there are about a MILLION bit and pieces to every shuttle. Not everything can be perfect, and with something that big and that complex, something is bound to go wrong.
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07-14-2005, 06:19 PM | #15 |
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Oh c'mon. There are things that happen that you just can't plan for.
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07-14-2005, 06:46 PM | #16 |
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Yeah, and that's what happened to Challenger!
This is space, not the Old Forest, they're going to. Everything HAS to be right the first time. It has been for years with one or two exceptions.
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07-14-2005, 10:39 PM | #18 |
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Yeah, but the last time I built a toy rocket it freaking exploded.
We're not talking about some toy rocket, we're talking about a real space ship with people inside it. Nobody wants another Columbia.
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Speaking of toy rockets, I need to ask my brother if he has any use for his (Last time he used them was 6+ years ago, I'd say). They're quiet fun. I just need a nice field and an interested friend.
The soonest they could possibly launch is Saturday.
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T-to answer your questions: yes; no; sure.
I love it how you manufacture and find excuses for everything and everyone that goes awry.
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