bleh - I knew they wouldn't launch in May, but I was really hoping they'd manage it.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/28/shuttle.delay.reut/index.html
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/04/28/shuttle.delay.reut/index.html
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MongoTheGeek said:Maybe this is a good thing.
Burt Rutan is working on getting down from LEO. In a couple of years he'll have the problem licked. Others are working on it as well. There is a casino magnate who is doing an Xprize sort of thing to get to LEO and back with 8 passengers.
In a decade we might have full blown commercial space endeavors.
Well, looks like it might still be July, but likely later in the month:Mr. Anderson said:I'm still planning on going - July is just going to be hotter....
And there's no guarantee that they'll launch when I'm down there - but I'm going to make the effort.
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Stilson said Discovery should now be the safest shuttle to ever fly, with all the other safety modifications made in the wake of the Columbia catastrophe.
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Discovery's 12-day mission to the international space station is considered a test flight because of all the changes.
emw said:Well, looks like it might still be July, but likely later in the month:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/15/space.shuttle.ap/index.html
Mr. Anderson said:ha, I was going to post this, but didn't get around to it. I'm looking forward to getting down there and seeing it launch. July in Florida - at least we won't have to worry about frost
dejo said:No, but you will have to worry about thunderstorms! Any lightning within 10 miles and the launch will be scrubbed. I know this first-hand from STS-93 (July '99) which finally launched on its third attempt. What a chore that was driving down from Jacksonville each time. But I knew I had to keep trying or I'd miss it when it finally launched. (Was only in Jacksonville for a few months on a project).
Dont Hurt Me said:I hope they will find a good replacement for this dangerous pork barrel machine that has cost us two crews and billions more then it should have.