ShyWriter Posted May 26, 2010 ID:256787 Share Posted May 26, 2010 A Happy day because space shuttle ATLANTIS landed safely -- and VERY SAD DAY because unless a rescue mission is needed in the future, it will never soar into space again. :) Well done ATLANTIS; well done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny1 Posted May 26, 2010 ID:256827 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Its a VERY SAD DAY when signatures quote Bob Dylan instead of technical information. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted May 26, 2010 ID:256832 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Been to Kennedy Space Center. Got to tour a decommissioned space shuttle. Well, what do you expect when there's no money left to fund it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 26, 2010 Root Admin ID:256857 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I was lucky enough to be able to watch a night time launch once while I was out in Florida doing some work. That was AMAZING... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyWriter Posted May 26, 2010 Author ID:256889 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I was lucky enough to be able to watch a night time launch once while I was out in Florida doing some work. That was AMAZING...We get quite a few chances (and I appreciate every one I manage to watch) here in Florida where I live, as both night, and day launches are visible if there is no cloud cover and I know the exact time. VERY beautiful.. Shy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 26, 2010 Root Admin ID:256967 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Yes I was amazed. We drove around trying to get close but as you can imagine every place you can get close was already filled by spectators. By sheer accident we found a road and spot that was maybe a couple miles or less from the site as we could actually see the tip of it on the ground. Then when it went off it wasn't up very long and the radio announcer said it was now over the cape of Africa and it was still quite visible in the sky due to the rocket thrusts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted May 26, 2010 ID:256968 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I hope I'll be lucky enough to see a launch one day.Welcome home Atlantis, and well done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_computer Posted May 26, 2010 ID:256985 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Hopefully they can find some funding somewhere because I would really like to see space exploration continue as it seems to have been to date a very excellent program.I also haven't been able to see a launch, except on TV of course, and even from TV they look like they would be quite the sight to see in person. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 26, 2010 Root Admin ID:257007 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I wasn't quite this close but was a similar view only at night time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted May 26, 2010 ID:257011 Share Posted May 26, 2010 That looks like quite the amazing view Ron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyWriter Posted May 26, 2010 Author ID:257022 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I wasn't quite this close but was a similar view only at night time.Wow... those were some VERY nice shots Ron.. One can almost FEEL the engine rumble. Neat'o,Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_computer Posted May 27, 2010 ID:257050 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Ron, just out of curiosity, was it very loud? It seems like it would be, but you never know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted May 27, 2010 Root Admin ID:257065 Share Posted May 27, 2010 No not really. It has a lot of base rumbling but being a couple miles away it certainly was not an over powering loudness to me. Now if you were in the spectators seats that look to be maybe about 1/4 mile away or so then it might be another story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_computer Posted May 27, 2010 ID:257067 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Ok, I understand now. I must have missed the part where you said that you were a couple of miles away in post #6, but I am guessing for the spectators their ears were probably ringing afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted May 27, 2010 ID:257191 Share Posted May 27, 2010 A Happy day because space shuttle ATLANTIS landed safely -- and VERY SAD DAY because unless a rescue mission is needed in the future, it will never soar into space again.What are they ever going to do with the thousands of gallons of fuel that it used at each lift off - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted May 27, 2010 ID:257311 Share Posted May 27, 2010 What are they ever going to do with the thousands of gallons of fuel that it used at each lift off - Dump it in the ocean like BP did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_computer Posted May 27, 2010 ID:257314 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Haha nice one Buttons. Speaking of BP, did anyone hear if their latest attempted to plug the leak was sucessful? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyWriter Posted May 27, 2010 Author ID:257343 Share Posted May 27, 2010 What are they ever going to do with the thousands of gallons of fuel that it used at each lift off - Well; for the next six to eight months, nothing. They have ONE extra liquid fuel tank and TWO extra solid fuel boosters being kept in reserve for an ENDEAVOR (last shuttle flight planned) rescue flight BY Atlantis IF NEEDED.The liquid fuel is not toxic being that one part is liquid hydrogen, which when burned has only WATER as a byproduct , and the second part is liquid Oxygen which can be used as oxygen to breath or released into the air; so the liquid components are no harm; no foul.The solid fuel boosters are a problem, very toxic, both burning.. and unburned.56 Solid rocket booster fuel compositionReference: "Shuttle Flight Operations Manual" Volume 8B - Solid RocketBooster Systems, NASA Document JSC-12770Propellant Composition (percent)Ammonium perchlorate (oxidizer) 69.6Aluminum 16Iron Oxide (burn rate catalyst) 0.4Polybutadiene-acrilic acid-acrylonitrile (a rubber) 12.04Epoxy curing agent 1.96Comment: The aluminum, rubber, and epoxy all burn with the oxidizer.Shy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyWriter Posted May 27, 2010 Author ID:257347 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Haha nice one Buttons. Speaking of BP, did anyone hear if their latest attempted to plug the leak was sucessful?Won't know for 24 hours according to officials at BP - online NY TIMES has several articles, the most damning one is that BP officials refused on two different to make a right decision, in order to save money, one before the blast and one in the early minutes of the blowout... VERY interesting reading.Shy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted May 27, 2010 ID:257378 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Haha nice one Buttons. Speaking of BP, did anyone hear if their latest attempted to plug the leak was sucessful?On the today show this morning, they had pipe drawing mud in to plug the well.http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37353392/ns/gulf_oil_spill/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couposn Posted May 27, 2010 ID:257417 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Good photos thanks sad day indeed, check out Malwarebytes Coupon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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