Countdown to Launch

Ricen · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:34 am Post subject: Countdown to Launch

It looks like NASA will launch the "New Horizons" mission today at 13:08:00 est. Anyone that wants to check it out can click this link.
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/launch/index.php

enjoy

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Lerris · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:38 am Post subject:

Yea I work for the space center so I'll be standing there about 10 miles from where it launches when it goes up

Ricen · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:01 am Post subject:

WOW ---- man I would love to see one that close!!!!
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Bullwinkle · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:29 pm Post subject:

BLASTOFF........all over, another 18 cagillion dollars wasted.

Ricen · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:24 pm Post subject:

The New Horizons probe lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 2 p.m., quickly reaching speeds of 36,000 mph, nearly 100 times faster than a jetliner.

36000mph,

thats fast !!!

WTG Lerris & NASA! Good thing we have a villian in the bunch to keep em straight down there at NASA.
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Lerris · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:58 am Post subject:

ROOFCUTTER · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:14 am Post subject:

that is the amazing part....9 or 10 years....at what seems like a fast 36000 miles an hour...damn space is BIG!

Scotty....we need more power

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Ricen · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:17 am Post subject:

I know we have a bunch of spacec out villians, but have we ever had a villan out in space ???? #alien

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Lerris · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject:

*shrug* I guess I could sneak onto the next shuttle launch but it's a decnt while before that goes off

ROOFCUTTER · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject:

Ive been spaced out

Does that count?
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-=Ronin=- · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:38 am Post subject:

Hey... at least we are trying to make some progress....good...for humanity and BEYOND!!!...
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innocent · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:03 am Post subject:

KopiKat · Registered User Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 923

Meh, no money is spent lightly in the interest of science.

If it furthers an understanding of our galexy, I believe it's worth it.

And furthermore, I dont mind spending my tax dollars on it.

-KK
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v.o.c · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:57 pm Post subject:

could still be a waste of your money 10 years is an hell of a long mission and space as an habit of been a little unpredictable, if it gets there things could still go tits up when they try to boot up the things it needs to do its job...... so as the english saying goes "Dont count your chickens before they hatch"
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