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Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Live Thread 8:47 est
12/09/06
| Kevin Davis
Posted on 12/09/2006 7:35:11 AM PST by KevinDavis
Will the Shuttle go or not... It all depends on the weather...
TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: boring; discovery; godsspeeddiscovery; shuttle; shuttlediscovery; space; spaceshuttle; sts116
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To: AdmSmith
Did You Know?
European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang was once a Swedish national Frisbee champion, holding the national title in "maximum time aloft" in 1978. Fuglesang will take one of his personal Frisbees to the International Space Station.
If he launches it in space, it might someday be mistaken for a UFO.
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:12:59 PM PST
by
doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
To: RightWhale
Geminids meteor shower expected to peak this week as well.
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:13:26 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Peace without winning is a temporary illusion.)
To: Pyro7480
It's the hydrogen flame tower, probably just a weird backlight, or an additive to make the flame visible.
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:13:54 PM PST
by
AntiKev
("No damage. The world's still turning isn't it?" - Stereo Goes Stellar - Blow Me A Holloway)
To: doug from upland; All
It depends on the direction...
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:13:55 PM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
To: lindor
launch viewing pic
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:15:09 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... Kyl / Cornyn in '08 .... Now is as good as any time for a GOPurge.)
To: All
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:17:12 PM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
To: cripplecreek
I saw to nice meteors pass through Orion last night.
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:19:21 PM PST
by
JerseyJohn61
(Better Late Than Never.......sometimes over lapping is worth the effort....)
To: RightWhale
I don't know if the flare would necessarily cause auroral activity, but I have been looking and see nothing extraordinary.All that aside, but I've been looking at Joan Higginbotham and she's causing ME to have some extraordinary auroral activity. LOL >:-)
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:19:27 PM PST
by
Viking2002
(Islam is to Western Civilization what ticks are to a dog.)
To: doug from upland
"If he launches it in space, it might someday be mistaken for a UFO." No chance of a frisbee toss during a spacewalk, darn it. See Post #31 in this thread for more details about the frisbee toss planned while in orbit.
To: KevinDavis
Weather is still "go."
In this photo released by NASA, Commander Mark Polansky is suited up for launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006. Space Shuttle Discovery's seven member crew will be on a twelve day mission that will service the International Space Station. (AP Photo/NASA)
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:21:05 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... Kyl / Cornyn in '08 .... Now is as good as any time for a GOPurge.)
To: All
Now 30 minutes from launch of Discovery. All remains quiet in Firing Room 4 of the Complex 39 Launch Control Center. No issues are being worked and weather is still acceptable for liftoff.
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:21:47 PM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
To: Unmarked Package
Angular momentum is the key to a good Frisbee
or flying disc toss....JJ61
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:22:19 PM PST
by
JerseyJohn61
(Better Late Than Never.......sometimes over lapping is worth the effort....)
To: KevinDavis
Good deal.
We have a bunch of Shaw Airmen who are working right now to protect the shuttle from any problems.
I hope the big machine gets up tonight.
To: NormsRevenge
Thank you for the map.
It appears I should be able to see something about eight minutes after launch.
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:23:13 PM PST
by
lindor
To: JerseyJohn61
Angular momentum is the key to a good Frisbee or flying disc toss....JJ61
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:23:54 PM PST
by
AntiKev
("No damage. The world's still turning isn't it?" - Stereo Goes Stellar - Blow Me A Holloway)
To: lindor
It should go dark at MECO (Main Engine CutOff) at T+ 8:23, so you may have a minute or less to see it.
To: KevinDavis
Looks great on the launch pad. Wish I could be there!
To: lindor
Good luck! glad the pic posted,,
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:25:17 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... Kyl / Cornyn in '08 .... Now is as good as any time for a GOPurge.)
To: KevinDavis; paulat
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:26:02 PM PST
by
Howlin
(42 days to Destin!)
To: tentmaker
I will tape my eyelids open so I don't blink.
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posted on
12/09/2006 5:27:06 PM PST
by
lindor
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