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The Spectacular NASA Photo of the Day: Space Shuttle Columbia
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| November 12, 1981
| U.S. Navy Captain John W. Young
Posted on 11/20/2007 1:54:55 PM PST by EnjoyingLife
STS-2 Mission, 12 November 1981, Florida, USA. Photographer
U.S. Navy Captain and NASA Astronaut John W. Young
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: nasa; shuttlecolumbia
Capt. John W. Young snapped the picture from a NASA Shuttle Trainer Aircraft (STA).
To: EnjoyingLife
Awesome! Totally awesome. Do we have the best and the smartest, or what?!!
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posted on
11/20/2007 1:58:22 PM PST
by
janereinheimer
((I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.))
To: EnjoyingLife
26 years. Time for a new bird. Maybe one that performs as the shuttle was originally intended to. Flyback booster or Single Stage to Orbit. Maybe not so much heavy lift capability, use non-man rated solid boosters for that.
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posted on
11/20/2007 1:59:59 PM PST
by
El Gato
("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
To: EnjoyingLife
Roll Program Complete.
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posted on
11/20/2007 2:02:09 PM PST
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: EnjoyingLife
That looks like it was taken from well over 40,000ft. The color looks a bit off, so I'd say it's from an old photo not stored very well.
NASA is now using specially modified weather research aircraft to film shuttle launches. I think they can go to 60,000ft.
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posted on
11/20/2007 2:04:11 PM PST
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: EnjoyingLife
That’s an interesting view.
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posted on
11/20/2007 2:05:09 PM PST
by
shekkian
To: BallyBill
Did they do the roll back in 1981?
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posted on
11/20/2007 2:05:10 PM PST
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: janereinheimer
All I can say is “dittos”!
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posted on
11/20/2007 2:05:27 PM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Moonman62
If you mean the “roll to heads up”, no. That came around 2000 to 2002 when that was first done. That’s done for better TDRS reception. In 1981, there were NO TDRS sattelites in orbit.
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posted on
11/20/2007 2:29:09 PM PST
by
NCC-1701
(PUT AN END TO ORGANIZED CRIME. ABOLISH THE I.R.S.)
To: EnjoyingLife
I think my jaw dropped a bit.
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posted on
11/20/2007 2:40:51 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(One Marine vs. 550 consultants. Sounds like good odds to me.)
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STS-2 Mission, 12 November 1981, Florida, USA.