Congradulations on the safe launch of Discovery. God speed to the astronauts and we will all be praying for a safe trip home. 
Congradulations NASA
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I agree. The first time that a shuttle has been launched on July 4th-Independence Day. Congratulations, and hoping for a safe return. Sincerely, Jon .
Yes, congratulations are in order. But I think the Space Shuttle is in its last days. Privatized space vessels, such as Spaceship One, are taking off, making space travel cheaper and hopefully, more reliable. These can be used to ferry supplies back and forth to the ISS and from there, perhaps a lunar base can be built. And finally, we may get to Mars.
They're going back to the moon, by 2018 they hope. Mars may still be too expensive or impractical to reach any time in the near future.High_Roller said:
The shuttle will be retired in 2010. It will be replaced by two new launch vehicles, one for crew and the other for cargo. The new crew capsule looks like a larger version of the Apollo command and service module. The Heavy-Lift cargo launcher will be huge, about the same size as the Apollo Saturn V moon rocket.anon1 said:
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/125170main_comparison_full.jpg
Ah the SaturnV moon rocket. That baby was awesome. I had the pleasure of being down in Florida a couple of times when they launched so we high tailed it to Titusville and watched them live. The ground would shake when them babys took off and we were across the Indian River about 2 miles away. The night time one was the most awesome thing i have ever seen. Seen the Shuttle launch once and it seemed like the new boosters have only half the power of the old Saturn 5. I have never taken the tour of the cape but the next time i am down there im going to have to go i hear its pretty cool. My 7 year old grand daughter watched todays launch and now she wants to be an astronaut.HaywoodJabloemy said:
You might have been able to see Discovery tonight at 10:25PM.
If the sky is clear tomorrow night, you might be able to see both the International Space Station and shuttle within a couple of minutes of each other just before 10PM. They are scheduled to dock on Thursday. (All of this is assuming you're in Toronto area.)
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060629_shuttle_spotting.html
If the sky is clear tomorrow night, you might be able to see both the International Space Station and shuttle within a couple of minutes of each other just before 10PM. They are scheduled to dock on Thursday. (All of this is assuming you're in Toronto area.)
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060629_shuttle_spotting.html
I wish them a safe trip.. however, it is still not clear to me whether NASA has progressed from this state of affairs:
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/51-l/docs/rogers-commission/Appendix-F.txt
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/51-l/docs/rogers-commission/Appendix-F.txt
