Atlantis STS-117 gets ready for a Mach 15th launch
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 2872 Registered: May-05 |   The space shuttle Atlantis STS-117 gets rolled out to pad 39A on Wednesday 14th February, bummer Valentines Day. Know matter I hope is NASA going to show her live on NASA TV. It will be the first time that pad 39A has been used in four years. Launch Target: March 15, 2007 Orbiter: Atlantis Mission Number: STS-117 (118th shuttle flight) Launch Window: 10 minutes Launch Pad: 39A Mission Duration: 11 days Landing Site: KSC Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Primary Payload: 21st station flight (13A), S3/S4 Truss NASA TV links http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 12872 Registered: Dec-03 | Astronauts are a looney bunch  |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveNj US Post Number: 3460 Registered: Jun-06 | Yeah, they're always high. |
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Gold Member Username: 54danny54KY More Wang Th... Post Number: 3455 Registered: Nov-04 | lol at paul |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 2878 Registered: May-05 | Yes at 220 miles above are heads travailing at a speed of 17.500MPH!!! It's only 20miles to space straight up in vertical line! |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Use a simple... Post Number: 9124 Registered: Dec-04 | thats crazy to think about^ it's not very far! |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveNj US Post Number: 3473 Registered: Jun-06 | F@ck Google Earth. What I wouldn't give to see the planet as they do. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 2881 Registered: May-05 | Paul Yeah looks like there's room only six are going up, so call NASA quick and say is there room for one more. |