NASA Hopes Discovery's Move Is Not The Last 81
An anonymous reader wrote to mention the movement of the space shuttle Discovery. The upcoming mission, if it launches, is crucial to the future of American manned space flight. From the Washington Post article: "A successful flight will allow NASA to resume construction of the half-built International Space Station and possibly extend the life of the beloved Hubble Space Telescope, which has allowed humans to peer into far galaxies. But with the shuttle fleet due to retire in 2010, any serious problems during July's mission likely would bring a premature end to the shuttle program and disrupt NASA's plans to keep its skilled work force intact while a replacement spacecraft is being developed."
2010 (Score:5, Funny)
ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE. USE THEM TOGETHER. USE THEM IN PEACE.
Star Wars (Score:2, Funny)
Zoom to Yoda: In danger, international space station is.
Re:Jerry Pournelle has the answer YET AGAIN! (Score:4, Funny)
Of course, politics would ensure we'd get Middle East technology, Chinese engineering, Japanese money and European production costs.
Re:2010 (Score:3, Funny)
That was totally a marketing bluff from the aliens, and we all know this really means "SHIT, FORGET EVERYTHING AND COME TO EUROPA RIGHT NOW."
Plus, why not land there. Are they hiding weapons of mass destruction or somethin'?