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William Shatner's Blue Origin space trip delayed by weather
At age 90, Shatner would be the oldest person sent to space, but he'll have to wait another day to get there.
nbc ^
Posted on 10/11/2021 8:50:33 AM PDT by mylife
William Shatner's much-anticipated trip to the edge of space will have to wait a day because high winds in west Texas prompted spaceflight company Blue Origin to postpone the voyage.
Originally scheduled for Tuesday, the launch from the spaceport in Van Horn, Texas, will now take place at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Blue Origin said in a statement Sunday.
"As part of today's Flight Readiness Review, the mission operations team confirmed the vehicle has met all mission requirements and astronauts began their training today," Blue Origin said. "Weather is the only gating factor for the launch window."
The National Weather Service predicted strong winds for the mountains north of Van Horn through Tuesday, and a hazardous weather outlook was in effect for the region Sunday as gusts were expected to reach nearly 75 mph.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Travel; UFO's
KEYWORDS: blueorigin; startrek; thefinalfrontier; williamshatner
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:50:33 AM PDT
by
mylife
To: mylife
…astronauts began their training todayAnd I thought that I procrastinated now and then. Beginning training on launch day morning — it must amount to “Don’t touch anything.”
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:52:37 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“I believe the best social program is a job” ~ Ronald Reagan)
To: mylife
Doesn’t sound like a good idea.
But, I figure this is probably a high altitude airplane ride that technically touches “space”.
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:53:00 AM PDT
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: mylife
Shatner to Blue Origin: Don’t let the weather delay you. At 90 I don’t have much time left. I’m older than Biden! LOL
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:54:05 AM PDT
by
Tell It Right
(1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: mylife
I think he’s going to get up there and find a Sulu from an alternate universe who is straight.
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:54:28 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:54:32 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: mylife
Imagine a terrorist named Mohammed Khan hijacks the ship.
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:54:54 AM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
To: mylife
I think he should do a Spacex trip and boldly go all the way into space
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:54:57 AM PDT
by
Pollard
(PureBlood)
To: mylife
High winds in West Texas?
Must be “climate change”...
;-)
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:54:59 AM PDT
by
cgbg
(A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
To: mylife
Maybe with the solar flare heading this way, he might have turned into a rock-thing if he went into space.
-PJ
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:56:55 AM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
To: mylife
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:58:05 AM PDT
by
al_c
(Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
“Don’t touch anything.”These brave new astronauts are following in the footsteps of the first pioneers of space...
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:59:07 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: mylife
He has a bucket list I wouldn't touch. Back in July, they showed an episode of Josh Gates' Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek where Shatner scuba dived with the sharks. Apparently he's an experienced scuba diver.
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posted on
10/11/2021 8:59:15 AM PDT
by
CatOwner
(Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021.)
To: mylife
To: mylife
I’d pay good money to have him reach into a gym bag and start pulling out tribbles while he’s up there.
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posted on
10/11/2021 9:01:11 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: mylife
So he's going up in Dr. Evils penis ship. I wouldn't trust that guy as far as I could throw him
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posted on
10/11/2021 9:01:44 AM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
To: Pollard
SpaceX has no warp-capable Enterprise class spaceship. He will probably give it a pass.
To: Magnum44
You remembered! Us old timers know what I was referring to, huh?
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posted on
10/11/2021 9:03:18 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“I believe the best social program is a job” ~ Ronald Reagan)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
To: mylife
Bezos and Branson are pikers compared to Musk
Space X actually goes to space....nearly 400 miles out
The wannabes go 50-65 miles up
Yuge diff
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posted on
10/11/2021 9:04:32 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(Fear Republic land of grumps and scolds peppered with good folks .....empathy always in short suppl)
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