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Mandark
11-03-2008
I love the voice of the guy who does the NASA commentary for the launch. Sounds a bit like Kevin Spacey!
ElMarko
11-03-2008
Mandark, Kyle Herring was the launch commentator after SRB Ignition so I'll assume you meant him
Mandark
11-03-2008
Originally Posted by ElMarko:
“Mandark, Kyle Herring was the launch commentator after SRB Ignition so I'll assume you meant him ”

Thanks for that. He's very entertaining!

Just googled him. Doesn't look like what I expected. I thought he'd look a bit like Kevin Spacey or Nicholas Cage!
http://quest.nasa.gov/people/bios/space/herring.html
Mandark
12-03-2008
They think the Shuttle hit a bird, so they're chekcing for damage.
BeethovensPiano
12-03-2008
Talking of things getting hit, take a look at this image From Cassini.. OUCH:

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi.../N00103724.jpg

Quote:
“ N00103724.jpg was taken on March 11, 2008 and received on Earth March 11, 2008. The camera was pointing toward TETHYS at approximately 764,707 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters.”

Mandark
12-03-2008
Originally Posted by BeethovensPiano:
“Talking of things getting hit, take a look at this image From Cassini.. OUCH:

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi.../N00103724.jpg”

Yep, it took a big one!
ChristineCagney
12-03-2008
Originally Posted by Mandark:
“They think the Shuttle hit a bird, so they're chekcing for damage.”

I've often wondered about this happening...well know I know it can occur.
ElMarko
12-03-2008
From that article:

Quote:
“It is unclear if that is the same incident that Mission Control mentioned to crew members when it told them that "We have observed one piece of debris passing the right wing at 83 seconds — no impact was seen."”

If ABC News want to tell me which birds they think can fly at about 100,000 feet I'd be very amused.
Ricardodaforce
12-03-2008
According to this it was a T+10 seconds.
Mandark
12-03-2008
Originally Posted by ElMarko:
“From that article:
If ABC News want to tell me which birds they think can fly at about 100,000 feet I'd be very amused.”

Space eagles!
ElMarko
12-03-2008
Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce:
“According to this it was a T+10 seconds.”

Yeah, we'd been talking about it on NSF for ages
ElMarko
12-03-2008
Originally Posted by Mandark:
“Space eagles! ”

Sci-Fi film in the making!
BeethovensPiano
12-03-2008
A few more interesting news stories from the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7292863.stm

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“A meteorite which ploughed into the Peruvian countryside last year should have broken up in the atmosphere long before reaching the ground.”


And

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7291525.stm

Quote:
“Stunning high-definition movies of the Moon's surface have been sent back by a Japanese space probe.

Selene, or Kaguya, arrived at the Moon late last year and carries a large HDTV camera to shoot footage as it flies 100km above the lunar surface.”

Mandark
12-03-2008
Space.com has got a light feature on how to get to Alpha Centauri to look for Earth type planets.
ElMarko
12-03-2008
FYI NASA TV is showing occasional flight deck video right now as they set up for rendezvous and docking today.

Docking is early this morning, so I might stay up for it.
Ricardodaforce
13-03-2008
Endeavour has now docked with the ISS.
ChristineCagney
13-03-2008
Originally Posted by BeethovensPiano:
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7291525.stm”

Those movies from the Japan Space probe are wonderful.
Ricardodaforce
13-03-2008
Originally Posted by ChristineCagney:
“Those movies from the Japan Space probe are wonderful.”

Great eh. The earthrise one almost looks like CGI.
ChristineCagney
13-03-2008
Originally Posted by Ricardodaforce:
“Great eh. The earthrise one almost looks like CGI.”

Exactly what I thought. Incredible.
ElMarko
13-03-2008
http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html

Launch in 11 minutes.

HURRY.
Ricardodaforce
13-03-2008
Originally Posted by ElMarko:
“http://www.ulalaunch.com/index_webcast.html

Launch in 11 minutes.

HURRY.”

Wasn't much to see eh.
ElMarko
13-03-2008
Yeah, cloud cover was crap.

Night time launches are fast losing their appeal on me. You see a lot at first, and then it's just a point of light
HenryGarten
14-03-2008
Wow. Nice picture of the shuttle. Shuttle launch at night.
selly.jr
14-03-2008
ive never seen a rocket that close in a picture before. cool
tiger2000
14-03-2008
Originally Posted by HenryGarten:
“Wow. Nice picture of the shuttle. Shuttle launch at night.”

Fantastic Picture.
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