Dennis Threatens Discovery Launch Date

BitFluid writes "According to CNN.com, hurricane Dennis is casting doubt on the shuttle's July 13th launch date. From the article: 'NASA has until the end of July to send Discovery on a flight to the international space station, otherwise it must wait until September to ensure a daylight launch.' Shuttle managers decided Thursday evening to begin initial preparations to move Discovery from the pad, as the hurricane increased in intensity and headed toward the Gulf of Mexico and Florida's southern tip. NASA spokesman George Diller said, 'We're going to keep our options open. We're still trying to protect the 13th.'"

Tracking Dennis

[dagny_dev_]

Dennis and Cindy information [noaa.gov]. I don't see why Dennis would interfere with Cape C. I think NASA is being over-cautious, as they have been for the past few years. Then again, I am obviously not a rocket scientist. Nor am I a meteorologist. Now I'm questioning why I am even making this post! :)

This gives new meaning to...

[Anonymous Coward]

...the comic strip "Dennis the Menace", eh?

In related news...

[SeekerDarksteel]

President George W. Bush has declared Dennis an international terrorist, guilty of violent acts in Jamaica and Cuba. In response to Dennis's threats against Kennedy Space Center he has ordered that Dennis be arrested and detained at Gitmo as an unlawful combatant indefinitely. In response to an aide's attempt to explain to Mr. Bush that Dennis was an "Act of God", Bush responsed "Well fine then, we'll go after him next."

Whew, really treading the line between -1 Troll and +5 Funny on this one.

Did you know?

[Evangelion]

I tell you, it's all the fault of the war between the Japanese and KGB [weatherwars.info]!

Re:Hmm...

[Zeebs]

It seems to me that Mother Nature is a little bit reluctant to let her children leave home and grow up

Well if I, as the earth, raised a child that behaved like the human race I would be inclined to try to stop it from doing to another world what it did to me. But thats a little too conspiratorial for my tastes... No Dr. the earth is not out to get me, the earth is not out to get me... :D

Re:Poor Location

[CyricZ]

Not only that, but a stray rocket flying into Mexico could be disasterous for American foreign relations.

Re:Some more info...

[Gherald]

I do not envy those in charge of NASA. :-/

That's ok; I'll do enough envying for the both of us.

Re:OOPS! Nevermind!

[slapout]

don't worry, you can try to catch them again before the dupe story is posted

Dennis?

[Mr. Flibble]

Ye see a FLASK. Obvious exits are NORTH, SOUTH, and DENNIS.

-- If you give him a trinket, he will help you... *ducks*

Re:In related news...

[PaxTech]

Dennis replied by saying "Come see the violence inherent in the system. Help, help, I'm being repressed."

Re:Poor Location

[SeekerDarksteel]

No, no, no President Fox. We didn't accidentally shoot a rocket into Mexico. It was simply a gift for the Mexican people...delivered at high velocities!

Re:In related news...

[PaxTech]

I'd bet that if Bush could magically wave his hand and make the hurricane go away and the sun come back out, that a lot of people would complain about him raping the natural environment and heightening global warming. ;)

Re:Poor Location

[Nytewynd]

Considering the price of milk in Hawaii is about 3 times more than the continental states, I can't imagine what the cost of rocket fuel is there.