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Space Shuttle Endeavour Landing Thread 19:01 EDT 03/26/08
03/25/08 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 03/25/2008 6:40:11 PM PDT by KevinDavis



TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: endeavour; nasa; shuttle; shuttleendeavour; space; spaceshuttle
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I will not be able to comment on since I maybe on the road I get off at 5:00 pm and Chicago traffic can be a you know what..

It was a good mission. I know there are naysayers about the ISS,but what is this project accomplishing the first time that we have built something in space. Next time we do build something in LEO, it is going be done more a lot faster imho..
1 posted on 03/25/2008 6:40:11 PM PDT by KevinDavis
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2 posted on 03/25/2008 6:40:40 PM PDT by KevinDavis (I will support John McCain..)
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I heard the sonic booms a while ago.


3 posted on 03/25/2008 6:46:34 PM PDT by Fox_Mulder77
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To: Fox_Mulder77; All

Cool...


4 posted on 03/25/2008 6:47:20 PM PDT by KevinDavis (I will support John McCain..)
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It’s been more exciting with them having to focus on completion of the ISS and getting away from high school experiments. The last few missions have been really productive.


5 posted on 03/25/2008 6:52:25 PM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Checkmate Cruiser")
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Thanks for the live thread. I’ll post up links to the NASASpaceFlight live thread tomorrow when it goes live.

It has been a GREAT mission. 5 EVAs, two new international components (DEXTRE from CSA and ELM-PS from JAXA). Also got the T-Rad DTO completed ahead of STS-125.

Next mission will be great, and STS-125 will be the highlight of a VERY eventful year in Shuttleland. STS-124 will be the first since STS-114 (114, 121, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123) NOT to carry an OBSS. Although the OBSS will be on station and the TPS will be cleared before undocking.

The Japanese Kibo module will be completed with the addition of it’s large laboratory module on STS-124. The following flight will be STS-126 which brings an MPLM full of supplies. Then 119 will bring the final truss section and final set of solar arrays to the station.

In 2009, we will see final outfitting of the American side of the station with the launch of Node 3 and the Cupola. We will also see the second ATV from ESA as well as the first HTV from JAXA. 2009 will also see the ISS full-time crew expanded from 3 to 6. This will occur in May 2009 with the launch of a Soyuz TMA carrying Yuri Lonchakov of RSA, Frank De of ESA and Robert Thirsk of CSA. That crew is, however subject to change.

Finally in 2009 we will also see the exposed facility of the Japanese Kibo lab, as well as many supplies and ORUs.

2010 will see final construction of the ISS including the Russian Docking and Cargo Module (newly renamed, don’t know what it is off hand). The final Russian component could be launched anywhere from late 2008 to 2010, that being the Multi-Purpose Laboratory Module (MLM), which will be launched on a Russian Proton rocket. Not much is known about this outside of RSA, and there are conflicting reports about what the final configuration of ISS will be.

Hopefully by the end of this year, NASA will have more DIRECTion and we will be on the way to the Moon and Mars.


6 posted on 03/25/2008 7:00:02 PM PDT by AntiKev (Von nichts kommt nichts.)
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I agree with you on that...


7 posted on 03/25/2008 7:00:11 PM PDT by KevinDavis (I will support John McCain..)
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Really? Were you in the future?


8 posted on 03/25/2008 7:00:28 PM PDT by AntiKev (Von nichts kommt nichts.)
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It depends who wins.. If Obama or Clinton wins forget about the Moon and Mars. That is one of the reasons I’m supporting McCain.


9 posted on 03/25/2008 7:01:22 PM PDT by KevinDavis (I will support John McCain..)
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I wish posters would post times that we are familiar with instead of ship's time or whatever the hellitis.

Thanks,

Leni

10 posted on 03/25/2008 7:05:09 PM PDT by MinuteGal (I Love My Country More Than I Hate McCain)
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“Really? Were you in the future?”

ROTFL!!
Well I heard the sonic booms between 7:00 and 8:00p.m.
I thought a car crashed until I remembered the shuttle was landing :-p


11 posted on 03/25/2008 7:05:47 PM PDT by Fox_Mulder77
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Sorry it is going to be 7:01 pm EDT. I thought everyone here knew Military time.


12 posted on 03/25/2008 7:07:23 PM PDT by KevinDavis (I will support John McCain..)
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To: MinuteGal

Public school?


13 posted on 03/25/2008 7:09:08 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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To: Fox_Mulder77
The only military time I know is 5:00 PM when it's time to peel the potatoes for dinner.

Hup, Hup!

Leni

14 posted on 03/25/2008 7:16:16 PM PDT by MinuteGal (I Love My Country More Than I Hate McCain)
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Scheduled landing at 7:05 PM EDT Tomorrow
15 posted on 03/25/2008 7:20:40 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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Click the link below for an animated view of the progress made in building the ISS. It's larger and far more complex than most people realize, although nothing will convince FR's hardcore Luddites.

http://www.tietronix.com/anim/MoviePlayer.asp?myMovie=movies/assembly640x360.swf

16 posted on 03/25/2008 7:21:06 PM PDT by SunTzuWu
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My advise to you is just ignore them...


17 posted on 03/25/2008 7:25:13 PM PDT by KevinDavis (I will support John McCain..)
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18 posted on 03/25/2008 7:26:42 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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19 posted on 03/25/2008 7:29:31 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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According to the title, this happened two years ago. Did they land safely?


20 posted on 03/25/2008 7:36:25 PM PDT by MediaMole
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