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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Herra Tohtori on September 09, 2006, 09:22:45 am

Title: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Herra Tohtori on September 09, 2006, 09:22:45 am

Countdown at T-00:09:00 and holding.

Tune in to follow the launch from NASA TV (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html) if you're interested.

Weather conditions seem to be within limits and there seems to be no technical difficulties this time, so it's looking good.
 :)

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Lt.Cannonfodder on September 09, 2006, 12:44:48 pm

Saw the launch, looked very cool. As always  :)

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Shade on September 09, 2006, 12:47:55 pm

I hope they don't retire those things before I get a chance to visit florida and see a launch in person.

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Bobboau on September 09, 2006, 02:01:12 pm

I hope they do retire them before they all explode

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Mobius on September 09, 2006, 03:25:40 pm

Let's hope this time we wont see a tragedy...
Wasn't another type of spaceship being created,called Orion?

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Bobboau on September 09, 2006, 04:50:21 pm

well there was the old Orion Nuclear rocket, but I think your refering to the new iddy biddy space capsule that looks like it came out of the 1950s

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Nuke on September 10, 2006, 02:39:24 pm

so did it blow up or not?

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Rictor on September 10, 2006, 06:13:39 pm

Not as far as I know. Though reports of a possible hijacking by Martians are still unconfirmed.

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Mobius on September 10, 2006, 06:23:23 pm

Shivans :D

Quote from: Bobboau on September 09, 2006, 04:50:21 pm

well there was the old Orion Nuclear rocket, but I think your refering to the new iddy biddy space capsule that looks like it came out of the 1950s

Calling a capsule Orion, quite odd.

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Getter Robo G on September 10, 2006, 06:46:51 pm

Yes due to Nasa Naming conventions (and the last rocket series was called Saturn I think) hopefully we can skip ahead through the Neptune series and won't meet life forms until the next one...

  Would be funny as hell (but migh start an inter-galactic war) if the Earth Captain (A guy with really cool hair named Frye) initiates first contact with:

(Note this is what they HEAR)...
"Greetings enlightened sentients, this is YOUR ANUS TOO! (Uranus 2)"


Alien double takes for a second then whispers: "Bob, charge the Blackhole Cannon... Fire!"


 :lol: :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: Space Shuttle Atlantis launching soon
Post by: Mobius on September 10, 2006, 06:54:26 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol:

However only an Italian could call a capsule Orion.In a very popular language,similar to the word for b**l(s).