Discovery Blasted Off Successfully

Xath

Moder-gator

• Jul 26, 2005

• #1

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8562942/

I just watched it on the NASA channel. Hooray for science!

 

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Dagger75

Epic Commoner

• Jul 26, 2005

• #2

Too cloudy here today to see it from my home.

But supposed to be a night landing here in Florida when it is over. Those shuttle landings are loud, the sonic boom they cause has knocked stuff off my shelves and rattled the windows when it flies over.

 

Ankh-Morpork Guard

First Post

• Jul 26, 2005

• #3

Dagger75 said:

Too cloudy here today to see it from my home.

But supposed to be a night landing here in Florida when it is over. Those shuttle landings are loud, the sonic boom they cause has knocked stuff off my shelves and rattled the windows when it flies over.

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Yeah, I can usually hear it here in G'ville...though its been so long since I've lived here and a shuttle has landed in the state.

Great to know they finally got off.

 

sniffles

First Post

• Jul 26, 2005

• #4

Yay!!

I wish I lived in Florida. I'd love to see it take off.

 

Ferret

Explorer

• Jul 26, 2005

• #5

Hoorah! And all that, but can someone remind me why it's being sent up?

 

Dagger75

Epic Commoner

• Jul 27, 2005

• #6

Ferret said:

Hoorah! And all that, but can someone remind me why it's being sent up?

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The space station needs some stuff and they are testing some things to repair the shuttle.

 

Darrin Drader

Explorer

• Jul 27, 2005

• #7

Ankh-Morpork Guard said:

Great to know they finally got off.

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Eric's grandma! Eric's grandma!

 

BrooklynKnight

First Post

• Jul 27, 2005

• #8

Anyone hear the news bit how they cought stuff falling off teh shuttle and how they're using video to see if there is any damage?

 

R

Ranger REG

Explorer

• Jul 28, 2005

• #9

BrooklynKnight said:

Anyone hear the news bit how they cought stuff falling off teh shuttle and how they're using video to see if there is any damage?

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Heard about it, and if you haven't already heard, NASA have made a decision to ground the space shuttle fleet.

Discovery have already docked with the ISS, and will make further inspection on the hull.

Just curious, but what is the shuttle's hull material?

 

Mr. T

First Post

• Jul 30, 2005

• #10

I think the hull is made of somekind of carbon substance. When I was watching the launch on TV they kept refering to "carbon-carbon" in the hull. I think "carbon-carbon" is kind of redundant, don't you think?