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The Last Shuttle

Posted: 07-07-2011 04:45 PM
by voguy
Not sure if they will pull the trigger tomorrow between storms, but this will be the last launch.

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And we have nothing waiting in the wings.

Posted: 07-07-2011 05:59 PM
by Sinner
Well if the USA wasn't over 14 trillion in debt and climbing maybe we could have a space program to get excited about. Unfortunatley we will have to wait for more prosperous Countries to do our exploring for us.:(

Posted: 07-07-2011 07:47 PM
by Dale O Sea
NASA should be making money. I can see why space travel has been privatized..

Posted: 07-08-2011 06:43 AM
by voguy
Dale O Sea wrote: NASA should be making money. I can see why space travel has been privatized..


Agreed, Dale. Meanwhile, we're on the inside looking out... wondering what will be discovered next. As to the debt, if our congress and senate were not spending billions on stupid stuff, and had fiscal responsibility, we would have money for NASA. Consider the fact that we did have a budget, but it was re-appropriated to "other" things.

Posted: 07-08-2011 10:22 AM
by Dale O Sea
T minus 5 minutes and counting..

Posted: 07-08-2011 10:28 AM
by Dale O Sea
Sensor tripped

31 seconds and holding..

Checking to see if something retracted visually

Posted: 07-08-2011 10:28 AM
by Dale O Sea
And it's go..

Posted: 07-08-2011 10:29 AM
by Dale O Sea
10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 -


IGNITION!

And LIFTOFF! :D

Posted: 07-08-2011 10:37 AM
by Dale O Sea
voguy wrote: Agreed, Dale. Meanwhile, we're on the inside looking out... wondering what will be discovered next. As to the debt, if our congress and senate were not spending billions on stupid stuff, and had fiscal responsibility, we would have money for NASA. Consider the fact that we did have a budget, but it was re-appropriated to "other" things.

No big deal ..Any big discoveries and we just get our rich wall street guys to buy it for us..they have all the money.

Or our well funded military can just take it for us.

:rolleyes:

Posted: 07-08-2011 01:15 PM
by Shazam
Maybe it`s just me.....but I thought Barry Hussian Obama should have been there for the last Launch and not just for the good PR and photo op with Gabby Giffords...