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Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Live Thread 2:38 EDT (Successful launch -- Discovery in Space)
07/04/06
| Kevin Davis
Posted on 07/04/2006 5:39:41 AM PDT by KevinDavis
Third time the charm?
TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: godspeeddiscovery; nasa; shuttlediscovery; space; spaceshuttle
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To: cripplecreek
"You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?"
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:09:40 AM PDT
by
COEXERJ145
(Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
To: COEXERJ145
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:11:59 AM PDT
by
ChadGore
(VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
To: COEXERJ145
It would be awesome to see a dual launch like in the movie. Pretty unlikely in the real world but still awesome.
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:12:15 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(I'm trying to think but nothing happens)
To: ChadGore
is that looter dude in the background?
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:12:46 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Dick Trickle is not a medical condition)
To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; anymouse; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; The_Victor; ...
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:13:29 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: cripplecreek; All
Curiously missing is the in-cabin video that we saw last year.
To: al baby
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:13:54 AM PDT
by
ChadGore
(VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
According of Jim Banke of the Space Federation, there might be a few second hold at T-31 secs to let the LOX temp reach the necessary temp. A "no needs to panic" heads up!
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:14:39 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("I'm all in favor of a dignified retirement: Why not try it on Kerry as a pilot program?" M. Steyn)
To: KevinDavis
Stupid question, here, Kev...
Why the "built-in" holds? Why not just have a continual countdown with 30-min. (or, whatever) built in to the total?
I'm an idiot but it seems to me like "Spinal Tap"'s "11."
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:15:29 AM PDT
by
paulat
To: NonValueAdded
LOL, Space Foundation, not Federation. That hasn't been organized yet. Live Long and Prosper bumps!
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:16:02 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("I'm all in favor of a dignified retirement: Why not try it on Kerry as a pilot program?" M. Steyn)
To: NonValueAdded; All
Thanks for the heads up for the people who tends to panic about the space shuttle...
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:16:10 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: NonValueAdded
Anyone else getting butterflies in the tummy
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:16:26 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Dick Trickle is not a medical condition)
To: NonValueAdded
Anyone else getting butterflies in the tummy
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:16:27 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Dick Trickle is not a medical condition)
To: KevinDavis
Looks like a fairly good view from my driveway. Very scattered clouds now. Radar indicates a number of small T-storms moving towards the Cape from the East so, hopefully, it will launch in the next 1/2 hour!
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:16:35 AM PDT
by
ExSES
(the "bottom-line")
To: al baby
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:17:00 AM PDT
by
Howlin
To: al baby
These things always make me nervous.
To: paulat; All
In case something happens..
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:17:20 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: ChadGore
For some reason - this picture gave me chills (the great kind). No better way to acknowledge the United States birthday and salute it's future than this launch. Thanks for the pictures.
Time to bring the kiddos in to watch. I always do - I never want them to grow up taking all this for granted.
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:17:33 AM PDT
by
daybreakcoming
(If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. A. Lincoln)
To: Howlin
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posted on
07/04/2006 11:17:40 AM PDT
by
ChadGore
(VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
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