Posted on 02/13/2010 11:12:42 AM PST by kingattax
In a very unique setting over Earth's colorful horizon, the silhouette of the space shuttle Endeavour is featured in this photo by an Expedition 22 crew member on board the International Space Station, as the shuttle approached for its docking on Feb. 9 during the STS-130 mission.
Image Credit: NASA
enjoy it .. it is one of the last manned things we do ...
Shuttle ping...
cool.
Too bad we’re getting out of the space business
Very cool!
I’ve used this site to find sighting opportunities of the shuttle/ISS:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/skywatch.cgi?country=United+States
You can browse the site until you find sightings for your locality.
A little background on the space program and why Obama might hold a grudge.
At least a different angle to think about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H8TJv0C58Q
African Americans have launched into space 27 times.
How many black people have been in space?
Hang tough NASA friends. We’ll replace this administration and get you guys back at work in the not too distant future.
14. Ronald McNair blew up in the challenger.
“I’m sorry, Dave but I can’t let you in.”
Just now saved it as my Blackberry background picture! Works beautifully!
great idea
Here’s the list of all blacks who have flown in space along with the flights they flew on:
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez Soyuz 38 First person of African ancestry in space (yet is not American by US standards)
Guion Bluford STS-8 STS-61-A STS-39 STS-53 First African-American astronaut in space
Ronald McNair STS-41-B STS-51-L Died on the Challenger
Frederick D. Gregory STS-51-B Ssts-33 STS-44
Charles F. Bolden, Jr. STS-61C STS-31 STS-45 STS-60 Current NASA Administrator
Mae Jemison STS-47 First African-American woman in space
Bernard A. Harris, Jr. STS-55 STS-63 First African-American to walk in space
Winston E. Scott STS-72 STS-87 Veteran of 3 spacewalks
Robert Curbeam STS-85 STS-98 STS-116 Veteran of 7 spacewalks
Michael Phillip Anderson STS-89 STS-107 Died on the Columbia
Stephanie Wilson STS-121 STS-120 Scheduled to fly on STS-131
Joan Higginbotham STS-116
B. Alvin Drew STS-118
Leland D. Melvin STS-122 STS-129 Was in the training camps of the Detroit lions and Dallas Cowboys
Robert Satcher STS-129 EVA November 19 and November 23, 2009
“enjoy it .. it is one of the last manned things we do ...”
Only if we let Obummer stop us.
http://www.supportconstellation.com
So..... no blacks have gone into space with the Russians? And all the black on the SSTs were from America?
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