Space Shuttle Countdown Enters Final Hours [3:51 p.m. EDT]

AP via Yahoo! ^ | Wednesday, July 13, 2005 | MIKE SCHNEIDER

[hiramknight]

http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/cdt/indexv.html

After page loads, go to the streaming video drop down box in the upper right hand corner and select either windows media player or real time.

[Pukin Dog]

we will never inhabit space and we get no usefull science from manned space travel.

We already do, so get a clue, ok?

Or is that space station up there with people in it doing scientific experiments just a figment of my imagination?

[biblewonk]

"scientific experiments"

Go ahead and believe what you want about that. There are obviously a lot of you or else the government could never con the country into this waste.

[rabidralph]

The crew

[Rodney King]

No, that's kind of like bringing along a jack and spare tire so you can get back home.

OK, so what is the mission then besides bringing along a jack and a spare tire in order to get back home?

[hiramknight]

Educating yourself will prevent embarrassing comments in the future. The shuttle program has produced $7.00 for every $1.00 spent in biomedical, and technological economic advancements, not to mention the countless lives saved and everyday conveniences provided us by zero-gravity and zero vacuum experiments which could only be performed in the cargo bay of a space shuttle.

[rabidralph]

Here's some "useless" junk we get from NASA research.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: "There are neither spinoffs" & "Practically speaking, we will never inhabit space and we get no usefull science from manned space travel."

Gad! What planet are you from?

Oh heavens, where to start? Ever use a computer? Drink Tang? Fruit juice from a pouch? Talk on a cellphone or a regular one? Ever wonder why we won the Cold War? Use medication? Eat food from a grocery store? Watch a weather forecast? Have a dish on your roof?

I could go on and on... However, considering your statements, it would just be a waste of time as I am sure you fully believe them. Just how you do is beyond me...

You need to look up from the book and see the world around you.

[rabidralph]

OCC made a tribute bike for NASA, paid for with donations from NASA folks and the public.

[Thermalseeker]

Prayer for the Astronauts

Nice, but given the history of the shuttle "Shepards Prayer" might be more appropriate. (Alan Shepard, that is...)

[Rodney King]

The shuttle program has produced $7.00 for every $1.00 spent in biomedical, and technological economic advancements

What a load. Please back that up with any decent sort of source.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: "What a load. Please back that up with any decent sort of source."

Go outside and look around...

[KevinDavis]

[Rodney King]

Go outside and look around...

And I will see that NASA "Returns $7 dolalrs for every dollar spent"?

[Rodney King]

Sorry for the typos.

[RadioAstronomer]

Good luck in convincing anyone. There is a mindset among a number of folks here that anything NASA is government waste and anyone working there is white collar welfare.

[RobFromGa]

If we have not gotten off this planet into space by that time, we are all going to be in the same coffin as the dinosaurs.

At current costs of $11,750 per pound to orbit, a 180 pound human and supplies is over $2 million just to get them to orbit. What is needed is cheap, densely-stored, abundant energy.

[Textide]

Whatever I say is obviously not going to be a justification for you. We shouldn't send up anyone according to you, at least the government shouldn't.

A flight to perfect safety procedures is not a wasted one to me. It'll save lives for future flights.

[Pukin Dog]

You are a loon.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: "Good luck in convincing anyone. There is a mindset among a number of folks here that anything NASA is government waste and anyone working there is white collar welfare."

Yep, that's a fact. As my old Pappy used to say, "You can lead a whore to knowledge, but you cannot make her think."

Yes, off topic, but I like to look at her...