She packed my bags last night pre-flight

2010-02-08 13:04:48

#1

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6839|132 and Bush

Zero hour nine a.m.
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight

Farewell Endeavor. It was also the last Night Launch of the Shuttle Program.

Sorry, it was just a handycam.

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2010-02-08 14:06:38

#2

CanadianLoser: Meow :3 :3; +1,148|6746

amazing... I miss the launch I saw when I was in Cocoa Beach last March

I swear every time I hear about a launch it's always the last night launch. If there is another scrubbed flight due to weather is there a chance of another night launch?

2010-02-08 14:08:46

#3

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6839|132 and Bush

CanadianLoser wrote:
amazing... I miss the launch I saw when I was in Cocoa Beach last March

I swear every time I hear about a launch it's always the last night launch. If there is another scrubbed flight due to weather is there a chance of another night launch?

It's usually reattempted soon and the windows only vary by a few minutes day to day (about 15 mins). There are only four more launches left in total now. So unless they scrub a launch for weeks this was in fact the last night launch.

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2010-02-09 08:11:07

#4

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6461|Escea

It'll be weird when the Shuttle is retired. Read about their attempts to prolong its service, but they couldn't because some of the companies supplying the parts had already shut down when their contracts were stopped.

2010-02-09 08:12:12

#5

DrunkenPirate: Rum Baron; +44|6932|Norfolk, England

So, what now? Are there going to be new ones?

2010-02-09 08:15:42

#6

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6461|Escea

DrunkenPirate wrote:
So, what now? Are there going to be new ones?

Not that I'm aware of. Any idea on what's going to be used instead Kmar?

2010-02-09 08:19:45

#7

DrunkenPirate: Rum Baron; +44|6932|Norfolk, England

I remember some stuff about the X43, but I thought that was still a ways off.
Maybe they will use some Russian stuff in the mean time.

2010-02-09 08:23:37

#8

Mike<Eagle23>: BF2sEU old school admin - I don't care who you are; +359|6966|Germany

Mainly those Sojus-thingys, until they finished the development of Ares which will be similar to the old Saturn. No new shuttles in the next years tho.

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2010-02-09 08:28:04

#9

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6461|Escea

Mike<Eagle23> wrote:
Mainly those Sojus-thingys, until they finished the development of Ares which will be similar to the old Saturn.

That's it, Ares.

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/28748/Size_Comparison2.png

That's a big rocket.

2010-02-09 08:33:23

#10

menzo: ̏̏̏̏̏̏̏̏&#; +616|6684|Amsterdam‫

M.O.A.B wrote:
Mike<Eagle23> wrote:
Mainly those Sojus-thingys, until they finished the development of Ares which will be similar to the old Saturn.
That's it, Ares.

http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/28748 … rison2.png

That's a big rocket.

that program isnt so sure , they have no money i think

https://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee37/menzo2003/fredbf2.png

2010-02-09 08:39:55

#11

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6430|Roma

So re-useable shuttles are more expensive than fuck-off huge disposable rockets?

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/29388/stopped%20scrolling%21.png

2010-02-09 08:42:28

#12

menzo: ̏̏̏̏̏̏̏̏&#; +616|6684|Amsterdam‫

PrivateVendetta wrote:
So re-useable shuttles are more expensive than fuck-off huge disposable rockets?

they re-use almost everything the pre space shuttle rockets were disposable

2010-02-09 08:45:17

#13

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6430|Roma

menzo wrote:
PrivateVendetta wrote:
So re-useable shuttles are more expensive than fuck-off huge disposable rockets?
they re-use almost everything the pre space shuttle rockets were disposable

Clarified.
+1

2010-02-09 08:45:25

#14

SEREVENT: MASSIVE G STAR; +605|6345|Birmingham, UK

How are US astronaughts going back up/down?

I heard that they'd be taken by the Russians until something was sorted out, or is it as soon as the Shuttles are finished the new thing is coming into service straight away?

2010-02-09 08:46:42

#15

menzo: ̏̏̏̏̏̏̏̏&#; +616|6684|Amsterdam‫

SEREVENT wrote:
How are US astronaughts going back up/down?

I heard that they'd be taken by the Russians until something was sorted out, or is it as soon as the Shuttles are finished the new thing is coming into service straight away?

the Russians are going to help out, the ares I was on a schedule to first launch in 2015 if i remember correctly

2010-02-09 08:50:53

#16

SEREVENT: MASSIVE G STAR; +605|6345|Birmingham, UK

wow menzo knows a bit about NASA

2010-02-09 08:59:34

#17

menzo: ̏̏̏̏̏̏̏̏&#; +616|6684|Amsterdam‫

C Bolden wrote:
Now let’s discuss the Constellation Program. The Program was planning to
use an approach similar to Apollo to return astronauts to the Moon some 50
years after that program’s triumphs. The Augustine Committee observed that this
path was not sustainable, and the President agrees. They found that
Constellation key milestones were slipping, and that the program would not get
us back to the moon in any reasonable time or within any affordable cost. Far
more funding was needed to make our current approach work. The Augustine
Committee estimated that the heavy lift rocket for getting to the moon would not
be available until 2028 or 2030, and even then they found “there are insufficient
funds to develop the lunar lander and lunar surface systems until well into the
2030s, if ever." So as much as we would not like it to be the case, and taking
nothing away from the hard work and dedication of our team, the truth is that we
were not on a path to get back to the moon's surface. And as we focused so
much of our effort and funding on just getting to the Moon, we were neglecting
investments in the key technologies that would be required to go beyond.

So this budget cancels the Constellation Program, including the Ares I and V
rockets and the Orion crew exploration vehicle. NASA intends to work with the
Congress to make this transition smooth and effective, working responsibly on
behalf of the Taxpayers.

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/420994main_2011 … emarks.pdf

so forget about the 2015 ares I

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2010-02-09 09:24:52

#18

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6461|Escea

Bah!

Guess its gonna be a while before we get something like this then.

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/28748/isventurestar.jpg

2010-02-09 09:38:45

#19

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6859|London, England

I wanted to see them build something like Ares V, how is it that the biggest rocket ever built was in the 60's.

If only the stupidly rich Arabs were interested in space, maybe they could fund all sorts of crazy shit like they do on the ground. I mean come on, they have the moon all over their flags, their black box in Mecca has a meteorite inside it which they worship or some shit.

2010-02-10 01:39:47

#20

JahManRed: wank; +646|6866|IRELAND

Cool vid. Tho if I was an American I would cry watching my tax dollars go up in flames like that. Probably a good idea to suspend it until the recession is over at least. Seams like a waste of money in current times. What does this actually achieve with millions of Americans out of work? Work for ppl from Florida? I'm stumped.

2010-02-10 01:46:29

#21

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6582

I thought your wife kicked oyu out...

https://www.abload.de/img/bf3-bf2ssig0250wvn.jpg

2010-02-10 01:48:57

#22

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6954

And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

Love is the answer

2010-02-10 14:48:44

#23

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6839|132 and Bush

JahManRed wrote:
Cool vid. Tho if I was an American I would cry watching my tax dollars go up in flames like that. Probably a good idea to suspend it until the recession is over at least. Seams like a waste of money in current times. What does this actually achieve with millions of Americans out of work? Work for ppl from Florida? I'm stumped.

NASA employees workers all over the world. I wont go into the cost benefits argument again.. its been beaten to death here.

I was ready to record an ATLAS V launch this morning but it was scrubbed. Next try tomorrow at 10:23 am EST
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av021/status.html

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2010-02-10 14:59:09

#24

VspyVspy: Sniper; +183|6911|A sunburnt country

JahManRed wrote:
Cool vid. Tho if I was an American I would cry watching my tax dollars go up in flames like that. Probably a good idea to suspend it until the recession is over at least. Seams like a waste of money in current times. What does this actually achieve with millions of Americans out of work? Work for ppl from Florida? I'm stumped.

Nasa's budget for 2010 is only 0.5% of the federal budget (GDP). The people that caused the global financial crisis received more money in bonuses last year than NASA's entire budget.

2010-02-11 12:32:06

#25

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6839|132 and Bush

Greeted by blustery weather and deep blue skies, an Atlas 5 rocket soared into space Thursday morning, successfully placing an $848 million satellite on track to probe the sun and unravel its fundamental affects on Earth and society. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral came at 10:23 a.m. EST

It was in and out of the clouds.. didn't have my camera with me.

also, a Proton rocket will launch from Kazakhstan at 7:39 p.m. EST tonight with communications satellite. http://tinyurl.com/ykwqceg

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CanadianLoser wrote:

DrunkenPirate wrote:

Mike<Eagle23> wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

Mike<Eagle23> wrote:

PrivateVendetta wrote:

menzo wrote:

PrivateVendetta wrote:

SEREVENT wrote:

C Bolden wrote:

JahManRed wrote:

JahManRed wrote:

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