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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: mariabush
They still have to come back!

Let us celebrate TODAY!

741 posted on 07/04/2006 2:17:59 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (LINCOLN: "...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time>")
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To: All

Presently showing earth as shuttle flies overhead. I didnt't comprehend what I was looking at (my video stream is breaking up). Its in B/W and source is WGTVA (shuttle bay?).


742 posted on 07/04/2006 2:21:59 PM PDT by raygun
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To: maine-iac7

I won't celebrate till we see the downloaded photos and video from the ET sep.


743 posted on 07/04/2006 2:22:59 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser ("You can't really dust for vomit.")
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To: raygun
That is so cool to know what I'm seeing is real-time, i.e., its the same thing the crew on board is witnessing at this very moment. And I just walked to the store to get some beer. No way do they have that luxury at this time (but they certainly have a view).
744 posted on 07/04/2006 2:25:29 PM PDT by raygun
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To: raygun

I have been seeing this too,cuts off then back on. a little like trying to sync up the sat


745 posted on 07/04/2006 2:27:16 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; anymouse; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; The_Victor; ...
This is the final ping on this thread...
You can download the video of the launch here
You all have a good 4th


746 posted on 07/04/2006 2:27:18 PM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: markman46

Bimbette controller lost her pen or somthing.


747 posted on 07/04/2006 2:35:53 PM PDT by raygun
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To: Admin Moderator
your post to renegade

You get today's prize for silliest hijacking.

Thanks for that! ;o) He needs to "get a life"

748 posted on 07/04/2006 2:36:23 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (LINCOLN: "...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time>")
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To: Central Scrutiniser
I get the same pass tonite

Hmmm.. I should have specified my time as E.S.T.
If you're in PHX perhaps it's a later pass?
Here's my ground track...

749 posted on 07/04/2006 2:40:48 PM PDT by kanawa (God bless America)
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To: All

Somebody is playing with their mike button is what's going on here.


750 posted on 07/04/2006 2:43:49 PM PDT by raygun
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To: kanawa

I didn't know where you were we have a 3 hr time difference. My pass is from 9:40 to 9:44 PM, my time.

I have two passes tomorrow, but tonite's is at nearly 0 magnitude, tomorrow will be 1.1 and 2.0 mag. On Thursday, I have one in negative maginitude, and good passes friday and saturday. Its best to see them before they dock though.

Of course, monsoon season is starting, but I should get some good views this week.


751 posted on 07/04/2006 2:48:19 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser ("You can't really dust for vomit.")
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To: raygun

Big storm over Goddard Space Center, where the broadcast uplink for NASA TV is out of, that is why its so crappy.


752 posted on 07/04/2006 2:50:12 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser ("You can't really dust for vomit.")
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To: Central Scrutiniser
Roger that. I was thinkin' that bimbette controller spiked the feed cable with her stillettos and the operation is in turmoil right now. It sure seems like her slave is workin' overtime to either find the pen she dropped or whatever.

LOL. Purely in jest you realize, yes?

Jamming some Led Zeppelin right now.

What a bang-up show they put on today. Wee-doggies.

AND I found out the moon smells like spent gunpowder today. I knew it had to smell like something in that they came back from ELA all grimey and whatnot.

I don't know 'bout y'all, but I find this stuff terribly exciting (and watched ANYTHING that was televised).

40MB Apollo launch video here

753 posted on 07/04/2006 2:59:42 PM PDT by raygun
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To: Central Scrutiniser
To the moon!
754 posted on 07/04/2006 3:04:44 PM PDT by dighton
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To: Central Scrutiniser

755 posted on 07/04/2006 3:07:57 PM PDT by raygun
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To: Brit1; Howlin; onyx; Peach; Mo1; All

Do y'all have the live track?

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/


756 posted on 07/04/2006 3:12:20 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: dighton

Watching that video with the sound-track feed from NASA is a trip.

They're jamming today.


757 posted on 07/04/2006 3:13:58 PM PDT by raygun
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To: raygun
now that you mention it, that is what is sure sounds like
758 posted on 07/04/2006 3:17:29 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Prime Choice

Hi Prime ! Nice to see you .. how are you? I bet you're havin' some fun today .. ENJOY!

http://www.123greetings.com/events/fourth_of_july/wishes/happy27.html


http://tinypic.com/16ly69s.gif


759 posted on 07/04/2006 3:18:27 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: Central Scrutiniser

thanks for that..the feed has been messed up for a while now


760 posted on 07/04/2006 3:20:00 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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