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Space Shuttle Discovery

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Originally posted by: JasonSix78
Originally posted by: JasonSix78
For those who just watched this and know about these shuttles, what was the big halo of flame at throttle down and just before main booster seperation?

-Jason
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When you guys get done bickering, any ideas on what I asked earlier? I am curious to know.


-Jason
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That's the solid rocket boosters burning out. You mean from the solid rocket boosters, right?
 
Originally posted by: SouthPaW1227
There's no affordable transportation to space. There's no timely manner to commute to space. There's no way to harvest in space and bring goods back in a timely manner. There's no way to live in space and be able to commute back to Earth in a timely manner.
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Good thing you weren't King of Spain in the late 15th century.
 
I was at the shuttle launch this morning and I was really very impressed. It was the first launch that I had ever been to and I was glad that everything went as planned. Even from 3-5 miles away, the shuttle launch looks like a giant fireball rising through the sky (very quickly mind you). About a minute after liftoff, you can FEEL the noise coming towards you, kind of like a sustained sonic boom radiating outward from the launch. All in all it was a really great experience. It is definitely worth going if you ever get the chance, even if it means putting up with the 95 degree weather.
 
Originally posted by: david46675
I was at the shuttle launch this morning and I was really very impressed. It was the first launch that I had ever been to and I was glad that everything went as planned. Even from 3-5 miles away, the shuttle launch looks like a giant fireball rising through the sky (very quickly mind you). About a minute after liftoff, you can FEEL the noise coming towards you, kind of like a sustained sonic boom radiating outward from the launch. All in all it was a really great experience. It is definitely worth going if you ever get the chance, even if it means putting up with the 95 degree weather.
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Pretty good description :thumbsup:

I've been to one day launch and one night launch. The night launches are best!

Televised launches really do no justice. The sound, the feel of the earth moving, and about all, the brilliance of the rocket exhaust.
 
Originally posted by: AdamSnow
Originally posted by: codeyf
I'm seeing lots of nice pics of the launch, but no hi-res wallpaper sized images. Anyone find any?
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Link to pics?
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Agreed. And if anyone can find a desktop image, I will be in :heart:
 
Originally posted by: SouthPaW1227
Wow you folks are hostile. This isn't P&N so don't make it that.

I'm simply saying the NASA Space Program lacks tangible results. I agree that satallites in orbit are a GREAT idea. That part of the program is very worthwhile. But sending a man to the moon to collect some dust isn't exactly beneficial in economic or utilitarian terms. It gives American's pride and bragging rights, but realistically that's about it.

Parts of NASA are beneficial, but sending people to space to "see what we can find" is a bit absurd. All I'm saying is that those millions and millions reaping zero results could quite possibly cure cancer. Instead we're doing "walks" and "fund-raisers" to try and get money to cure one of the world's most harmful diseases while brilliant people walk around in space, but provide no real results for our country.

This issue, just like everything else, is a two-way street.
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Actually, the space program has had very tangible results:
1)Because of the space program, miniaturization of computers became a primary goal so they could fit in the capsules.
2)There's constant interest in analysis of substances/chemicals/biologics in space because of the zero g environment. You don't think astronauts sit in the space station with their thumbs up their butts do you?

Besides this point, there have been many people like you throughout history who have downplayed whatever steps people have taken towards exploration. Keep in mind i'm not insulting you. I'm just stating a fact. Flight was ridiculed as a useless pursuit that would never yield useful results. A hundred years after it was achieved, can you imagine a world without it? Same with cars, computers, atomic energy... the list can go as long as you got time. At the infancy of all these programs, there were always dissenters (and at many times even majorities) that were apalled at the amount of time and money invested into them. All i'm saying is that, try to look into the future possibilites. Exploration is necessary, whether or not it yields tangible results in the short run. Without exploration, humanity would be suffering a lot more.
 
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