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Congratulations, Atlantis.

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First time in space since 2002. They had a great liftoff.

I'll say one thing: watching the launch from the fueltank cam, that video didn't shake at all ! I'd love to know what they used to lock that puppy down.

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Well, nobody is going to Mars any time soon, but it's nice to see we finally can get a shuttle back into space without anything going wrong.

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Two ships down over 115 launches, dude. These are the most complex machines ever made by man (as well as the fastest - over 20 times the speed of sound.) The fact that we've gotten this far is pretty amazing.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

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I'm not saying it's not; I'm just kind of frustrated by the media's increasing coverage of every little error on Space Shuttle launches, I guess. How many launch cancellations did we NOT hear about before Columbia was destroyed? How many do we hear about after the fact?

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It has been that long since an american space shuttle's been launched?!
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On only reading the title, I was wondering if someone found proof of existance of the lost city of Atlantis. Way to keep up with the times, me!

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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You are not alone, I thought the same too.
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I'm not saying it's not; I'm just kind of frustrated by the media's increasing coverage of every little error on Space Shuttle launches, I guess. How many launch cancellations did we NOT hear about before Columbia was destroyed? How many do we hear about after the fact?


But is that due to the media or NASA's increased paranoia? I'd say it's the latter. Ever since Columbia and the additional cameras, NASA's realizing that foam was coming off and damaging the shuttle all this time, they just didn't know it. Look at all the paranoia around returning the last shuttle to Earth. They ended up having almost no choice but to take the chance and hope it all held together, which it did. Still, it's been happening for how long and they're just now realizing it because they have cameras on there now.

We know that flying into space is dangerous. MeBeJedi is right. The public needs to face this fact and realize that while the loss of life is horrible, they know the risks and are doing it to further science. If we stop exploring space because we can't gaurantee that the astronauts will come back safely, we won't get anywhere.
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We should stop exploring space and start exploring the depths of the ocean instead. You heard it here first, space blows. Hollywood space is exciting and teaming with life but actual space is a horrible, dangerous bore filled with nothing but rocks. Anyone who thinks human beings as a group are leaving Earth at any point during our species' lifetime is a cunt.

We should find ways to make it to the deepest portions of the ocean and build societies enclosed in giant glass domes. Will it be dangerous? Absolutely. Will people drown? Yes. Will it serve a purpose? None that I can think of, I bet there's some crazy shit down there though. Why do this you ask? For the same reason we rocket jackasses into space, I suppose. We haven't learned anything useful by sending people off of Planet Earth, nothing at all. We now know first hand that the moon sucks ass and that Pluto is no longer a planet. Great. Nasa should stop wasting our country's fun-money on building giant rockets and obscenely large telescopes. Earth is the only good thing in space, I hate to break your hearts - so let's take this party underwater.

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Dude, are you serious? Even if as you say, "We haven't learned anything useful by sending people off of Planet Earth, nothing at all," isn't that still learning something?
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I think we should spend a little more time in the oceans also, because 95% of the oceans have not been explored. Imagine what creatures and history might lie in the ocean.

P.S. I am also happy to hear that the launch was successful.


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Just for the record, I totally agree with Stinky on this one.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
On only reading the title, I was wondering if someone found proof of existance of the lost city of Atlantis. Way to keep up with the times, me!


I have to admit, my first thought was something along the lines of Aquaman (this coming from the guy who misread the acronym 'GL' as standing for 'Green Lantern' for the first time nary a week ago).
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Originally posted by: nadcraker
Dude, are you serious? Even if as you say, "We haven't learned anything useful by sending people off of Planet Earth, nothing at all," isn't that still learning something?


I said we haven't learned anything useful, not that we haven't learned anything.

Spending 750 billion dollars squared to confirm that moon is in fact as boring as it has always looked like it was from Earth is not learning anything useful. Spending 15 trillion dollars to send a go-bot to mars only to have it tip over and break transmission after looking at a handful of red rocks and space dust is not useful.

Sit down Nadcracker, because what I'm going to tell you right now will surely knock the wind out of you. Japanese sailors found a deep-water fuzzy lobster recently. A Lobster, with hair. Wrap your mind around it, Nadcracker. Long flowing locks of beautiful lobster hair.

So you have fun with your telescope and outer space snoozefest, and I'll be sitting back in my under-sea dome city watching crazy giant squids battle giant crabs just outside the glass. You heard me, there are giant squids down there Nadcracker, are you comfortable with allowing them to swim around all willy nilly without us knowing what they're up to? Well that's the kind of world we live today - all because Jokers like you want to wear fish bowls on your heads and walk on the moon. Space is a piece of shit and you know it.

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Amen to that, Stinky! Funniest and truest stuff I've read all day.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Take a good long look at this shit:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/Dinkins/MS%20PAINT/LOBSTER.jpg

Fucking A right. Good luck finding that on Mars.

What's the most exciting thing in this picture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/Dinkins/MS%20PAINT/MOON.jpg

I bet you find yourself thinking "What is that crazy thing on the moon? That thing looks interesting - the moon, not so much."

I'll tell you what it is Jack, it's a furry white crab - and you don't have to go to the moon to get your hands on one.

If I were in charge of spending NASA's money we'd all have our own personal fuzz crabs to snuggle and they would snuggle you right to Hell and back.

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That's a good picture of the moon. Where'd you find it?

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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Forget about the moon brother. The moon is so 1969.

Fuzz crabs are the here and now.

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Yeah, I want a fuzz crab. And I want a pet wookiee too. I live dangerously.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.