space shuttle

A sad day for space exploration.

It appears that NASA's plans are getting another facelift from congress. No new funding, though. It adds at least one additional shuttle mission next year, and calls for more work on a legacy orbital capability...

For sale: two space shuttles, slightly used Why didn't I find out before Christmas? My letter to Santa would have been very different.

My niece is taking an elective class this year at her middle school called "pop culture". Frankly, I'm pissed off over it anyway as they got rid of computer class for learning Marilyn Monroe's real name, but whatever. Thanks to the Governator, California kids are getting a top notch education...

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that's the way they built them in England , and English expatriates built the US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because...

Just a reminder: the Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to launch from the Cape tonight at 2:28 AM EDT (06:28 GMT). Night launches make for spectacular viewing -- if you haven't seen one before, here's your opportunity. No problems or technical issues are being reported at this time, and the...

...is scheduled for 1445 EST on Thursday, Feb 7. May be viewed, as always, on NASA TV at http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/live_tv.html. Chances of launch in spite of weather are currently estimated at 40%. Be there or be square. (Some people think I'm a wee bit over the top about this...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle NASA is reporting that the STS-118 crew may be forced to remain in the International Space Station, and be unable to return to Earth in their Endeavour craft. A section of heat-tile on the underbelly has been damaged, and may not be...

I've not taken the time to investigoogle the "truth" for myself yet, but it's time for a change of pace from 9/11. The new Apollo threads are nice, but I need more. Anyone heard any good Challenger or Columbia related conspiracies? I'm about to leave work so I'll see what "obvious truths" I...

This video recently appeared on YouTube. Notice anything funny? Could it be that the entire shuttle program is a hoax? Q8azRu2stO4