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Shuttle To Be Repaired In Flight
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| August1,2005
| Mark Strassmann
Posted on 08/01/2005 4:05:49 PM PDT by Selkie
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Prayers
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:05:49 PM PDT
by
Selkie
To: Selkie
""Oh, the view is priceless," Noguchi said as he hitched a ride to Discovery's cargo bay on the outpost's robotic arm. "I can see the moon.""
Does anybody else see why this is the dumbest quote in the history of space flight?
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:06:34 PM PDT
by
Betaille
("I turned 21 in prison doin' life without parole" Merle Haggard (lyrics))
To: Betaille
"What do you mean we don't have a spanner wrench?!"
To: Betaille
Yeah I was just thinking the same thing, hope he was being funny.
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:09:56 PM PDT
by
Selkie
(If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing. K. Amis)
To: Betaille
Does anybody else see why this is the dumbest quote in the history of space flight?
No.
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:12:39 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Betaille
"Oh, the view is priceless," Noguchi said as he hitched a ride to Discovery's cargo bay on the outpost's robotic arm. "I can see my house from here." /misquote
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:14:55 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Understanding is a three-edged sword : your side, my side, and the truth in between ." -- Kosh)
To: tet68
"I can see the moon."
Did that help?
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:15:09 PM PDT
by
Betaille
("I turned 21 in prison doin' life without parole" Merle Haggard (lyrics))
To: Betaille
He was traveling at 17,500 mph, on the end of the Station Arm, holding a 600 pound gyroscope, waiting for the arm to move, and he had a chance to look around. What would you say? Noguchi is probably the funniest guy on the crew. No, I don't think it was dumb at all.
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:16:33 PM PDT
by
cabojoe
To: tet68
It's the absolute MOST expensive view. Like, whatever it costs for the space program since it's inception till ......... which translates into countless billions. Sorry but it's not priceless, it's pricey.
To: Semper Paratus
"What do you mean we don't have a spanner wrench?!""*&%-it, Just pass me the ball-peen hammer...I'll fix you"
To: Betaille
Noguchi is probably from Tokyo where the sky is so polluted , and stars are obscured by light and smog . It's probably been many years since he actually SAW the moon , hence his statement . Hehehe (sarcasm off ) ...
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:17:55 PM PDT
by
sushiman
To: Betaille
The moon is nearly full. If he is in the shade, the view would be very impressive. Almost like you could reach out and touch it. If he is there for the view, it could be done more cheaply in a slideshow back at NASA headquarters.
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:19:37 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and open the Land Office)
"Ooops!" CRUNCH!!
And suddenly there's a helmet-sized dent in the silica tiles on the shuttle's belly, dooming the craft and whoever is on it during re-entry.
This strikes me as a highly stupid decision.
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:20:26 PM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: Ingtar
"That's one small step for A man...."
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:20:55 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
("The essence of American journalism is vulgarity divested of truth." -- Winston Churchill)
To: Betaille
Stupid because this is the current phase of the moon? --
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:22:27 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
("The essence of American journalism is vulgarity divested of truth." -- Winston Churchill)
To: My2Cents
Or maybe "priceless" because of the current phase of the moon.
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:24:10 PM PDT
by
mvpel
(Michael Pelletier)
To: Selkie
Prayers definitely; a "hold muh beer" moment, for sure.
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:25:39 PM PDT
by
jdm
(The answer to the extra credit question on a Columbia U exam is always choice C: "Bush's Fault.")
To: Betaille
Does anybody else see why this is the dumbest quote in the history of space flight? I don't think it is a "dumb" quote. In fact, moon-viewing in Japan (
, tsukimi) is a bit of a cultural icon.
You even find like references in places that are a bit out of the way, such as advertising for this ramen restaurant, tsukimiken:
To: mvpel
Of course, a new moon would be illuminated by "earthshine." Can't see a new moon on earth, so perhaps the view from space is priceless.
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:28:06 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
("The essence of American journalism is vulgarity divested of truth." -- Winston Churchill)
To: snowsislander
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posted on
08/01/2005 4:29:36 PM PDT
by
Selkie
(If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing. K. Amis)
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