Father and Son: STS-1 and STS-135
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| Author: | F14D_Tomcat [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 1:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
With Atlantis touching down in the early hours of Thursday, July 21, 2011, the fabulous era of the space Shuttle came to end. I say, job well done America. Let's hope that we won't have to wait too long before the next manned flight from Cape Canaveral. There are numerous tributes out there for the Shuttle. Here are a couple that I dedicate to those that gave their lives to the program but also to the all the anonymous personnel without which the program wouldn't have existed: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27023/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5P6IQs0 ... re=related Also, this is a take-off of the shuttle as seen from an airliner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_USPTmYXM Edit: link corrected |
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| Author: | mfserge [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
A few years ago my wife and I went to Florida and took a trip to Kennedy Space Center for a shuttle launch, it's something I had always wanted to see and what a site it was. The power and speed were incredible. The shuttle is a true engineering marvel. |
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| Author: | Sharkmouth [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
Sadly, I never got to see an actual launch. Closest I got was when I was at Cape Kennedy in October 1981, a couple of weeks before the launch of the second flight of Columbia in November. Fantastic technological achievement but I guess in today's economic climate, the budget's no longer available. Glad I was around to witness the exploration of space from the days of Yuri Gagarin/John Glen onwards. |
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| Author: | jlee5050 [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
I heard(or I think) upon decommission the shuttle is coming to California... Los Angeles to be exact! That'll be awesome... wanna check that out... |
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| Author: | mfserge [ Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
jlee5050 wrote: I heard(or I think) upon decommission the shuttle is coming to California... Los Angeles to be exact! That'll be awesome... wanna check that out... Yup, one is going to California Science Center in LA, one will be at Kennedy Space Center, one will go to the Smithsonian, and the test shuttle will be going to the Intrepid in New York City. I'm looking forward to seeing them as well. |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
It's a real end of an era. I never got to see a launch, but am looking forward to seeing the shuttles when they make it to public display. I wonder if we'll ever see it's like again? |
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| Author: | VillageIdiot [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
Went to see STS-134 in April when it got scrubbed twice but the ensuing delay for STS-135 meant I got to see that launch. A pity about the clouds but an amazing spectacle nonetheless. I won't forget it in a long, long time. |
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| Author: | F14D_Tomcat [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
Driver8 wrote: It's a real end of an era. I wonder if we'll ever see it's like again? Unfortunately, we won't. The tragedy in front of us is not so much that the shuttle retired but, looking forward, that it will be replaced with nothing at all. Politics apart (I will refrain on any comment on the fact that it is a Democratic administration that killed the program before even a replacement is ready), astronauts rely exclusively on the Russians to fly to the ISS. And what's worse is that the "new" proposed vehicles owe more to the basic design and operation to the Apollo era, since NASA will be working on heavy-lift rockets comparable to Saturn V, than to the shuttle era. Many have questioned if the shuttle program was worth the cost but I wonder how you can place a dollar figure on something that is priceless. |
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| Author: | mfserge [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
F14D_Tomcat wrote: Politics apart (I will refrain on any comment on the fact that it is a Democratic administration that killed the program before even a replacement is ready) That's inaccurate, George W laid out plans to retire the shuttle program in 2004. The current administration abandoned plans for a new government funded spacecraft and instead are relying on the private sector to build the next space vehicles. |
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| Author: | F14D_Tomcat [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
mfserge wrote: F14D_Tomcat wrote: Politics apart (I will refrain on any comment on the fact that it is a Democratic administration that killed the program before even a replacement is ready) That's inaccurate, George W laid out plans to retire the shuttle program in 2004. The current administration abandoned plans for a new government funded spacecraft and instead are relying on the private sector to build the next space vehicles. That's correct. But there is a difference from "laying out plans" and "terminating" the program before a replacement is even in sight. |
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| Author: | YKS [ Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
Father and Son: STS-1 and STS-135 |
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| Author: | jlee5050 [ Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
YKS wrote: I saw that! now that's awesome |
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| Author: | Sharkmouth [ Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
That's really nice to see. |
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| Author: | F14D_Tomcat [ Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
YKS wrote: That's really one of the coolest pics ever, you should send it to NASA. Seriously. Job really well done.  OK now, I have a question: where’s the cigarette lighter??? Just click on the link below and watch. You can move the mouse in any direction to scan. I think it's pretty neat! http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-discovery-f ... index.html And don't forget to look at the ceiling! So many buttons, so little time! It’s a toss-up.... This is a keeper for me …. For "history's sake". |
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| Author: | ryanlb [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era |
Apologies if somebody else has explained this already, but what craft is the Space Shuttle's replacement? |
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