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Enjoy him while you can. I read in the paper today (ZOMG, someone who still reads newspapers!!) that the next shuttle launch will be the last.
Ridiculous 2009 Predictions: Evil Queen will beat Martha Stewart to death with a muffin pan. All hail Evil Queen! (Some things don't need elaboration.....) -- Jester
Ridiculous 2010 Predictions: Evil Queen, after escaping prison for last years prediction, goes out and waffle irons Rachel Ray to death. -- SG15Z
Ridiculous 2011 Prediction: Evil Queen will beat Gordon Ramsay over the head with a cast-iron skillet. -- FireHeart
Enjoy him while you can. I read in the paper today (ZOMG, someone who still reads newspapers!!) that the next shuttle launch will be the last.
Yes, but the shuttles are hardly all of NASA. As a matter of fact, I'm a bigger fan of the stuff out of JPL (Mars rovers in particular, but DAWN and Cassini as well) than I am of NASA's manned flight. The shuttles are stopping (as has been in the works for years), but NASA will be around for a long time.
"Eventually, everything that you have said becomes everything you will ever say." Eireann
Fair enough, it's sad that I won't get to experience a launch.
Ridiculous 2009 Predictions: Evil Queen will beat Martha Stewart to death with a muffin pan. All hail Evil Queen! (Some things don't need elaboration.....) -- Jester
Ridiculous 2010 Predictions: Evil Queen, after escaping prison for last years prediction, goes out and waffle irons Rachel Ray to death. -- SG15Z
Ridiculous 2011 Prediction: Evil Queen will beat Gordon Ramsay over the head with a cast-iron skillet. -- FireHeart
Yeah, but with enough money you can get your butt launched into our upper orbit from Elephant Butte at some point this Summer (or did the guy say NEXT Summer?).
Now a member of that alien race called Management.
"English is the result of Norman men-at-arms attempting to pick up Saxon barmaids and is no more legitimate than any of the other results."
- H. Beam Piper
Yeah, but with enough money you can get your butt launched into our upper orbit from Elephant Butte at some point this Summer (or did the guy say NEXT Summer?).
I hope it's next summer, I need to make that money!!
Ridiculous 2009 Predictions: Evil Queen will beat Martha Stewart to death with a muffin pan. All hail Evil Queen! (Some things don't need elaboration.....) -- Jester
Ridiculous 2010 Predictions: Evil Queen, after escaping prison for last years prediction, goes out and waffle irons Rachel Ray to death. -- SG15Z
Ridiculous 2011 Prediction: Evil Queen will beat Gordon Ramsay over the head with a cast-iron skillet. -- FireHeart
Yeah, but with enough money you can get your butt launched into our upper orbit from Elephant Butte at some point this Summer (or did the guy say NEXT Summer?).
Really? Who's behind that one? I'm a bit skeptical, as we don't currently have anything except satellites in upper orbit right now. Even the Space Station isn't that high, though it is in Low Earth Orbit.
Fortunately, there is SpaceX, a private company on track to replacing the shuttle at getting our astronauts to the space station. there's also Virgin Galactic, which should be taking customers to near earth orbit (i.e., upper atmosphere, but not in orbit) in the next year or so. Big fan of both of those.
"Eventually, everything that you have said becomes everything you will ever say." Eireann
Did you get that Lego set at the KSC? We were there a few months ago and I had to get two, one for me and one for my nephew whom I am guiding down the geek path despite his father who is teaching him about cars.
BTW - I might have to steal that.
BTW (also)- We got to see the most recent launch from my office, thank god it was a clear day. I got to see it on the launch pad during my visit, too.
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