TravisC555
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11 Bravo wrote:

Nappy wrote:

Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 4:17 p.m. EDT
what gmt-* is that?
its not on tuesday anymore...
Targeted time is now Nov 3 @ 3:52 pm edt and a 70% "go " for Discovery's launch

Last edited by TravisC555 (2010-10-31 11:14:06)

Jay
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Uzique wrote:

i think it's sad that we're financially culling off grand human endeavors so we can carry on slinging rocks and being pissy about resources and global capitalism on earth. in the grand scheme of things it's so much nobler and so much more worthy to try and progress ourselves as a world-wide civilization... but instead we're more concerned with drawing imaginary border lines in the middle-east and about chasing increasing personal/national profits, so we can all drive the latest BMW and own the latest and greatest home entertainment technology.

if we committed our human efforts to something other than material greed, we'd be getting somewhere.

well that's my high-minded artistic faggotry out the way for today
Why don't you convince Parliament to pick up the slack for America then? It's cool when we're the ones paying for it...
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
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Jay
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Nappy wrote:

Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 4:17 p.m. EDT
what gmt-* is that?
EDT +5 = GMT
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
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Uzique
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JohnG@lt wrote:

Uzique wrote:

i think it's sad that we're financially culling off grand human endeavors so we can carry on slinging rocks and being pissy about resources and global capitalism on earth. in the grand scheme of things it's so much nobler and so much more worthy to try and progress ourselves as a world-wide civilization... but instead we're more concerned with drawing imaginary border lines in the middle-east and about chasing increasing personal/national profits, so we can all drive the latest BMW and own the latest and greatest home entertainment technology.

if we committed our human efforts to something other than material greed, we'd be getting somewhere.

well that's my high-minded artistic faggotry out the way for today
Why don't you convince Parliament to pick up the slack for America then? It's cool when we're the ones paying for it...
that's pretty ignorant of the history of space-program development

it's not quite as simple as "oh nevermind america, we'll just launch and fund one now"

and besides my comment was aimed as a critique of every nation - global capitalism - not america
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Uzique wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Uzique wrote:

i think it's sad that we're financially culling off grand human endeavors so we can carry on slinging rocks and being pissy about resources and global capitalism on earth. in the grand scheme of things it's so much nobler and so much more worthy to try and progress ourselves as a world-wide civilization... but instead we're more concerned with drawing imaginary border lines in the middle-east and about chasing increasing personal/national profits, so we can all drive the latest BMW and own the latest and greatest home entertainment technology.

if we committed our human efforts to something other than material greed, we'd be getting somewhere.

well that's my high-minded artistic faggotry out the way for today
Why don't you convince Parliament to pick up the slack for America then? It's cool when we're the ones paying for it...
that's pretty ignorant of the history of space-program development

it's not quite as simple as "oh nevermind america, we'll just launch and fund one now"

and besides my comment was aimed as a critique of every nation - global capitalism - not america
Sure, but when only two countries have performed advanced manned spaceflight it singles out us and the USSR. I think my government wastes too much money and needs to prioritize spending where it will get a return i.e. health care, education, infrastructure etc. Going to the moon or Mars is for Trekkies.
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11 Bravo
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JohnG@lt wrote:

Going to the moon or Mars is for Trekkies.
lol gtfo you play minecraft
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11 Bravo wrote:

isnt the last flight in february?
Endeavor , yes.
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Uzique wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Uzique wrote:

i think it's sad that we're financially culling off grand human endeavors so we can carry on slinging rocks and being pissy about resources and global capitalism on earth. in the grand scheme of things it's so much nobler and so much more worthy to try and progress ourselves as a world-wide civilization... but instead we're more concerned with drawing imaginary border lines in the middle-east and about chasing increasing personal/national profits, so we can all drive the latest BMW and own the latest and greatest home entertainment technology.

if we committed our human efforts to something other than material greed, we'd be getting somewhere.

well that's my high-minded artistic faggotry out the way for today
Why don't you convince Parliament to pick up the slack for America then? It's cool when we're the ones paying for it...
that's pretty ignorant of the history of space-program development

it's not quite as simple as "oh nevermind america, we'll just launch and fund one now"

and besides my comment was aimed as a critique of every nation - global capitalism - not america
Yes it is pretty ignorant Uzique. The ESA, Japan, and Russia have been active contributors for many years. Also consider Europe is mostly responsible for building the worlds most sophisticated science machine ever. It is aimed at answering some of the same questions NASA has.
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Uzique
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don't mind g@lt, he thinks anyone that isn't dirt poor and taking some practical science degree is wasting their lives

and he can get away with all the minecraft, looking down on the trekkies, because he's destined to a life of engineering public service

whatever helps him get up in the morning, i suppose. everyone else and their decisions suck!
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ESA is getting more important by the decade
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Show him this (Jules Verne)



Wait till he finds out the ISS is being completely turned over to the ESA in the near future. NASA hasn't sent man out of low earth orbit since the Apollo missions. I see a more concentrated approach on robotics and probes in the future of NASA.
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Can't wait to see what this thing is going to beam back when it goes in orbit

https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/images/jwst_satellite_02.jpg

James webb scope, hubble successor and also an ESA project.

And yeah going by the looks of it NASA is really gearing towards robotics, more so now that the constellation program got cancelled I guess. Saves you money and you can do more. Don't really have the funds to do all sorts of manned endeavours to space. Besides, rocket technology needs to leap forward a bit for that to become a more useful goal.
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I've never seen a shuttle launch or a rocket going into space up close.

Maybe I should book a vacation for that - didn't know that it's so loud that you can feel the air vibrating, sounds awesome.
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dayarath wrote:

Can't wait to see what this thing is going to beam back when it goes in orbit

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/images/jwst_satellite_02.jpg

James webb scope, hubble successor and also an ESA project.

And yeah going by the looks of it NASA is really gearing towards robotics, more so now that the constellation program got cancelled I guess. Saves you money and you can do more. Don't really have the funds to do all sorts of manned endeavours to space. Besides, rocket technology needs to leap forward a bit for that to become a more useful goal.
The JWT is being built at NASA Goddard. James Webb was a NASA Admin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb … ram_status
The ESA is contributing some money as well.
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Kmar wrote:

The JWT is being built at NASA Goddard. James Webb was a NASA Admin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb … ram_status
The ESA is contributing some money as well.
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dayarath wrote:

I've never seen a shuttle launch or a rocket going into space up close.

Maybe I should book a vacation for that - didn't know that it's so loud that you can feel the air vibrating, sounds awesome.
The fish in the water around you start freaking out and jumping around ..lol. You can barely hear someone right next to you talking.
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Uzique
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yeah seeing a shuttle go up is absolutely essential
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Uzique wrote:

yeah seeing a shuttle go up is absolutely essential
After your whole rant how can you not say it's one of those things you have to see in life?
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Ultrafunkula wrote:

Endeavour launch in february. Gonna go watch that one myself unless they postpone it.
are you serious?! When in February??? I'm going to be in the US then and only a few hours' drive from Cape Canaveral. SWEET!

edit: damn, I'm going to be leaving on the 20th of February and everything taking off is after that day. Shit.

http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html

JohnG@lt wrote:

CapnNismo wrote:

Now I so wish I was home - I could make the short drive down to Florida and sit on the beach and watch the flight. Damn. There are more space shuttle missions after this one, correct???
We don't want you here.
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Last edited by CapnNismo (2010-11-01 00:25:41)

Kmar
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Ultrafunkula wrote:

Endeavour launch in february. Gonna go watch that one myself unless they postpone it.
I saw Endeavor go up at night.
Here is some video of it .. and the reason I usually take still pictures and not video.


There was water on my lens . It takes about a minute for the roar to really hit you.

https://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2549/n80188030047804364384.jpg
https://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5336/n80188030047800791522.jpg
https://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1077/n8018803004785505754.jpg

Some better video of the same launch... they are "wowing" the shockwave at 1 minute in.
You can also see SRB seperation.
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TravisC555
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Cool pics Kmar.

Discovery delayed until at least Thursday and a liftoff would be @ 3:29 pm edt due to a main engine computer controller electrical issues 
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It always impresses me so much to think of how pathetically tiny we are. These space flights are so amazing! I wish I could see earth from space in person one day.

Those men are so lucky! What an amazing feat!
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oh damn, got delayed due to rains.
Kmar
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Hmm.. I'm not working tomorrow. Maybe I should take a trip to the other coast.
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