Space Shuttle's "Return to Flight" - Page 3

Ghoulish Delight · 07-26-2005, 08:41 PM

Yeah, but they've seen litereally thousands of damanged thermal tiles on past shuttles with no problem. The difficulty will be determining if this is the right (wrong?) kind of damage to worry about.

scaeagles · 07-26-2005, 08:44 PM

Exactly - and the point of the story, really.

There's going to be such great gnashing of teeth regarding what is damage to worry about and what is damage that makes no difference whatsoever.

Not Afraid · 07-26-2005, 08:49 PM

This things falling apart at the seams! I wish my old Toyota Celica with 220k miles was still around. It never fell apart. I'd offer it to NASA - cheap!

TigerLily · 07-26-2005, 08:52 PM

at times I ponder why with all the advances in technology are we still using that type of shuttle to go into space with......we've been using the same shuttles since at least the 80's ....right? you would think they can design something better by now....

€uroMeinke · 07-26-2005, 08:57 PM

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at times I ponder why with all the advances in technology are we still using that type of shuttle to go into space with......we've been using the same shuttles since at least the 80's ....right? you would think they can design something better by now....

I'm still waiting for my personal jet pack

Moonliner · 07-27-2005, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLily

at times I ponder why with all the advances in technology are we still using that type of shuttle to go into space with......we've been using the same shuttles since at least the 80's ....right? you would think they can design something better by now....

I was visiting the Air-and-Space annex a couple of months ago. The shuttle Enterprise is sitting inside. During the tour our guide proudly told us that in twenty-five years we went from Sputnik to the Space Shuttle. She seemed none too happy with me when I replied "Wow! and in the 25 Years since the shuttle we have gone from the shuttle to err well the shuttle."

Ghoulish Delight · 07-26-2005, 09:03 PM

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/pt...otrek.jetpack/

http://www.futurehorizons.net/jetpacks.htm

Ghoulish Delight · 07-26-2005, 09:07 PM

Oooh, better yet, the "Azeem" jet pack. If that's not tailor made for you, I don't know what is!

http://www.azeem2000.com/modules.php...=article&sid=5

Not Afraid · 07-26-2005, 09:13 PM

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Oooh, better yet, the "Azeem" jet pack. If that's not tailor made for you, I don't know what is!

http://www.azeem2000.com/modules.php...=article&sid=5

Related links: More about Boba and Jango Fett

Am I the only one who finds this funny?

€uroMeinke · 07-26-2005, 09:13 PM

I do like the hover-platform. I think it would be way more fun than a Segway

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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Exactly - and the point of the story, really. There's going to be such great gnashing of teeth regarding what is damage to worry about and what is damage that makes no difference whatsoever.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	This things falling apart at the seams! I wish my old Toyota Celica with 220k miles was still around. It never fell apart. I'd offer it to NASA - cheap!
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TigerLily Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 101	at times I ponder why with all the advances in technology are we still using that type of shuttle to go into space with......we've been using the same shuttles since at least the 80's ....right? you would think they can design something better by now....
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/pt...otrek.jetpack/ http://www.futurehorizons.net/jetpacks.htm __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Oooh, better yet, the "Azeem" jet pack. If that's not tailor made for you, I don't know what is! http://www.azeem2000.com/modules.php...=article&sid=5 __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I do like the hover-platform. I think it would be way more fun than a Segway __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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