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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Wildcat1 on July 21, 2011, 05:05:37 AM
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Space shuttle Atlantis touched down perfectly at KSC this morning.
A moving way to retire a craft which has "fired the imagination of a generation" for over 30 years. I'm not ashamed to admit I have a lump in my throat after watching this landing.
Makes you wonder what's next. We must keep exploring.
:salute
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:salute To all involved in the program.
You know you're :old: when you remember the 1st
launch 30 years ago :aok
:cheers: Oz
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Speaking of Kennedy, did any old AWers keep tabs on Rocketman (cpid RM)? Wasn't he working there? His website in the mid 90's was rocketman.org, but that changed at some point.
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I remember the first launch , i was at school , they stopped lessons so we could watch the launch . I cant help feeling that stopping the shuttle program is a mistake .
<S> to those whe flew and worked on them, most certainly did fire the imagination of a generation , did for me anyway
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:salute end of an era
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I really liked the space shuttle, It was kinda sad to see the end of the program. Although, I'm sad to see it go, I'm really happy with these new rockets that they will be sending up. The rockets are much safer than the shuttle and in the end it's the safety of the crew that matters.
:salute
Ace
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Shuttle program was at the end. Too bad nothing to replace it for years.
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I remember the first launch , i was at school , they stopped lessons so we could watch the launch . I cant help feeling that stopping the shuttle program is a mistake .
<S> to those whe flew and worked on them, most certainly did fire the imagination of a generation , did for me anyway
+1
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I remember the first launch , i was at school , they stopped lessons so we could watch the launch . I cant help feeling that stopping the shuttle program is a mistake .
<S> to those whe flew and worked on them, most certainly did fire the imagination of a generation , did for me anyway
Not so sure.
The Shuttle did lots of great stuff we know about and tons of stuff we will never know about (military missions) but I think its time to move forward and start setting our sights on Mars.
If commercial carriers are ready willing and able to step up and service the ISS and satellite placement demand at a cheaper cost I say that's a good a thing. The private sector can do everything the shuttle did.
We need to go back to the Moon then to Mars, and the Shuttle is not the tool to accomplish that mission.
The commies are going to be on the moon in about 20 years...we should beat them to it again, and when they finally land on the moon...we have Americans walking on Mars to take the wind out the commie trumpet blaring
Mars and beyond...
America leads the way...
:aok
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:salute
humans aren't done with space... :aok
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I remember the first launch , i was at school , they stopped lessons so we could watch the launch . I cant help feeling that stopping the shuttle program is a mistake .
<S> to those whe flew and worked on them, most certainly did fire the imagination of a generation , did for me anyway
I was at work and we all stopped and turned on a TV someone had brought in and watched.
How long till the next American rocket with people on board flies?
How did we get ourselves into such a position?
Buying rides from Russia! So sad.
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Oneway, the Russians are our friends now :)
I agree tho, an American first walked on the moon, an American should be first to walk on mars.
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I think I'm more sad that we have no way to get people into space as a country than I am that the shuttle program ended.. The shuttle was amazing, but the Saturn V was epic.. Huge bummer :(
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Oneway, the Russians are our friends now :)
I agree tho, an American first walked on the moon, an American should be first to walk on mars.
I am talking about the Chicoms...the plodding dragon
Russia is the Mafia with sovereign status...tactically important but strategically insignificant unless they whip up Nationalism again
Look at the bright side though...in order for China to get to the moon...they are going to have to sell their crappy wears in monumental amounts across the globe to finance it...which makes them less and less Commie...the double edge sword cuts both ways
Lets go back to the moon before they even get there the first time (50 years after we first showed up)...and when they finally do get there...lets be walking in the red sands of Mars
We should be at their landing zone on the Moon when they show up to welcome them; and let them patch/link to our guys on Mars the same day:
NASA: "Welcome to the Moon, and to commemorate you historic achievement of being the SECOND country to come here, we have a hot link to Mars and our Astronauts doing research there. Let us celebrate this moment together."
Chicoms: "<silence>"
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We just need to clean up the mess in the the perfectly good swamp that was turned into a cesspool and otherwise known as the District of Columbia
American exceptionalism is not an option or a choice...its a fact
America Leads the way
Oneway
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This thread needs some pictures:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dq7jmpxZR-c/ThCyO-mlT5I/AAAAAAAAD2Q/Z43gEO6fnuQ/s1600/space%2B-%2BSpace%2BShuttle%2Blaunch%2Bglow.jpg)
(http://craiglucie.com/dynamicdata/assetmanager/images/shuttle-endeavor.jpg)
(http://galaxywire.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/sts-121-discovery-rpm-wallpaper.jpg)
(http://blogs-images.forbes.com/davidewalt/files/2011/07/space-shuttle-atlantis-landing.jpg)
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Yep, I remember the first launch. It was quite a good feeling.
Watched Challenger and Columbia fail as well. Quite an awful feeling.
It was time for the program to end. However, the lack of foresight on the part of our elected leadership has left us in a rough predicament. Hitching a ride with a second rate program is pathetic and in no way American.
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Yep, I remember the first launch. It was quite a good feeling.
Watched Challenger and Columbia fail as well. Quite an awful feeling.
It was time for the program to end. However, the lack of foresight on the part of our elected leadership has left us in a rough predicament. Hitching a ride with a second rate program is pathetic and in no way American.
Both the present and prior administrations ( Rep. & Dem) killed the shuttle but left no clear direction on the program.
That will change. Way too many smart people at NASA to let go to waste...
Crossing my fingers that the American Space Exploration V 3.0 (which is inevitable)...reaches very far in in its ambitions.
We are not going to sit back and do nothing...it is un-American
We are going to Mars
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This thread needs some pictures:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dq7jmpxZR-c/ThCyO-mlT5I/AAAAAAAAD2Q/Z43gEO6fnuQ/s1600/space%2B-%2BSpace%2BShuttle%2Blaunch%2Bglow.jpg)
(http://craiglucie.com/dynamicdata/assetmanager/images/shuttle-endeavor.jpg)
(http://galaxywire.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/sts-121-discovery-rpm-wallpaper.jpg)
(http://blogs-images.forbes.com/davidewalt/files/2011/07/space-shuttle-atlantis-landing.jpg)
Guess ive been playing too much AH...cus i thought those 3 holes in the nose in the 3rd pic ment discovery had cannons there. :uhoh
I need to take a break from this game... :bolt:
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They are thrusters