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I knew this would come,,
I heard that when they cancelled the launch 2 weeks ago, they searched after the indicated problem by the computer, till this day I read that they still didnt found out that "problem" but dicided this time to launch the Discovery anyway.. When Columbia was launched , a relatively big piece of a protective "shell" (dont know the term for it) cracked up. allowing extremely hot gasses spewed and got inside the wing, destroying what can be melted, anyway this time what popped away from Discovery was in size of small popcorns, I hope this is nothing more then that...
Discovery, I wish you a safe return to Earth..
Btw, Im so not into Space "aviation"
anyway how many Space-crafts do NASA have ??Inactive from May 1 2009.
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I hope they have a safe return, but I also hope they find a better way to get into space.
The shuttle program IMO is crap. These things are sooo damn expensive to launch it's almost not worth it anymore. We need to find an alternative to the current methods of entering space.
If we can buy a ticket get on a plane and fly non-stop around the world, I think if we really put our minds to it we can do the same for space travel, and I do think the current projects fro cheap space travel that are on the go, public or private are very hopeful...
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Originally posted by chrisburnsWow a tile fell of the front main gear door, I remember learning about 100-150 tiles come off the spacecraft each mission
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Originally posted by OY-KBN
anyway how many Space-crafts do NASA have ??
Originally posted by CameronI hope they have a safe return, but I also hope they find a better way to get into space.
The shuttle program IMO is crap. These things are sooo damn expensive to launch it's almost not worth it anymore. We need to find an alternative to the current methods of entering space.
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