The Last Shuttle

voguy · Post by **voguy** » 07-07-2011 04:45 PM

Not sure if they will pull the trigger tomorrow between storms, but this will be the last launch.

And we have nothing waiting in the wings.

Sinner · Post by **Sinner** » 07-07-2011 05:59 PM

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.

Dale O Sea · Post by **Dale O Sea** » 07-07-2011 07:47 PM

NASA should be making money. I can see why space travel has been privatized..

voguy · Post by **voguy** » 07-08-2011 06:43 AM

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.

Dale O Sea · Post by **Dale O Sea** » 07-08-2011 10:22 AM

T minus 5 minutes and counting..

Dale O Sea · Post by **Dale O Sea** » 07-08-2011 10:28 AM

Sensor tripped

31 seconds and holding..

Checking to see if something retracted visually

Dale O Sea · Post by **Dale O Sea** » 07-08-2011 10:28 AM

And it's go..

Dale O Sea · Post by **Dale O Sea** » 07-08-2011 10:29 AM

10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 -

IGNITION!

And LIFTOFF!

Dale O Sea · Post by **Dale O Sea** » 07-08-2011 10:37 AM

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.

Shazam · Post by **Shazam** » 07-08-2011 01:15 PM

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...