Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Monday, May 16, 2011

Shuttle Endeavour

One last flight, on track to launch in an hour. You can watch it here.
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6 comments:

Sarah said...

We've made 3 pilgramages to KSC - in the last 6 months. I missed this one except on line, but am already plotting for a return in July.

Everything nominal... there goes the ET. MECO.

Go Endeavour!

5/16/2011 9:06 AM
LRod said...

My Facebook post about it:

"Love NASA TV channel. Watched the launch until about T+20sec, then stepped outside and at about T+1:50 a bright orange ball trailed by intense white contrail popped above the trees. It was visible for about 15 seconds until SRB separation. Only one left to see."

As you might infer, I live about 50 miles north of KSC (near OMN). We also hear them coming back, if they return on the northern track. Boom, Boom. Surprises me every time.

LRod
ZJX, ORD, ZAU retired

5/16/2011 10:43 AM
Stewart Dean said...

The shuttles have always given me (good) chills. They like the SR-71 and U-2, are the engineering equivalent of walking on water. Seeing them fly and come back gives me the bone-deep appreciation that technology can be wonderful, transcendent magic. But we seem to have lost sight of both those aspects of what once America's surpassing ability and vision. So little of that today and of the hard work essential to making it look so easy. Will we ever walk on the moon again?

5/16/2011 1:52 PM
Nangleator said...

"Will we ever walk on the moon again?"

Yup. But "we" won't be speaking English.

5/16/2011 3:48 PM
Comrade Misfit said...

Maybe. But I think we've gone about as far as chemical rockets can take us. I have doubts as to whether a two-year mission would ever be feasible.

5/16/2011 4:55 PM
Comrade Misfit said...

Maybe. But I think we've gone about as far as chemical rockets can take us. I have doubts as to whether a two-year mission would ever be feasible.

5/16/2011 4:58 PM

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