space launch has been cancelled
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I hope that HDNews and HDNet will continue to cover the "Return to Flight" of Discovery in brilliant HD like they did today. I'm sure it's not cheap to have coverage for an event, stick around a few days after the scrub, and set up to cover it again.
Im amazed that people are surprised that occasionally astronuts strapped to a large hydrogen/oxygen bomb sometimes explode. Im also perplexed that these plastic covers fell off and damaged tiles. What did they think would happen when they fell off during launch? I also recall before that last accident that they accidently found some deteriorated fuel lines or something. I remember telling my boss that you would think every item of that shuttle would have a documented life and that it would be inspected. I aslo recall telling him that that particular discovery which came as a surprise to NASA was a good indication of an impending accident. Sure enough something they didnt plan on flew off and hit the wings.
More like 60s, actually. The Enterprise drop tests were in the mid-70s, and most of the shuttle's design elements were frozen while NASA was still going to the moon. Think of it this way: NASA has been launching people into space for 44 years. The shuttle has been NASA's launch vehicle for over half of that time.Neutron said:
A new shuttle/space plane won't see flight for at least ten years.
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