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    Image of Melanie Melanie
    11/16/09

    In reply to Searching for Atlantis
    I grew up here, and I will forever maintain that one of the most incredible things I've seen is a nighttime launch from across the Indian River at the old Harold's Restaurant in my hometown. The few times a night lift-off happened were stunningly gorgeous, even to a jaded kid that went to high school walking between classes with the shuttle launching across the river. I would think that any NASA kid that grew up with this would say the same about an evening launch. Good luck, Space Coast. Godspeed.

    [antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov] #nasa
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    Image of Glib and Bitchy Glib and Bitchy
    11/17/09

    @Melanie: Beautiful. If Nasa could sell tickets the budget would be better off. You got me curious and I see there is a shuttle launch set for Feb. 4 at 5:52 a.m. [www.nasa.gov] If the time holds, I guess that makes the last night launch, or maybe it goes up at dawn with the rising sun. Some picture! #nasa
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    Image of NigelAstydameia NigelAstydameia
    11/16/09

    In reply to Searching for Atlantis
    "Lindsay Lohan 'Borrows' Space Shuttle."
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    Atilla the Bun promoted this comment Edited by NigelAstydameia at 11/16/09 9:04 PM NigelAstydameia was starred NigelAstydameia was unstarred
    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/16/09

    @NigelAstydameia: Ha! #nasa
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    Image of stanbb77 stanbb77
    11/16/09

    In reply to Searching for Atlantis
    That sure does look like some harsh
    angles there- do all shuttles or rockets make moves that abrupt on take-off?
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/17/09

    @stanbb77: Yeah. Hey, rocket scientists: what's with the cockeyed trail? Is it a perspective trick or do they allow pilots to perform loop-the-loops on the way to orbit these days?
    (said with respect towards the crew & mission, 'natch) #nasa
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    11/17/09

    @Trai_Dep: I'm betting there are different atmospheric layers where the wind is going different speeds- hence some parts get blown sideways faster than others?

    I don't think there's much leeway for sideways movement when you're generating that much thrust. It's gotta be something moving the cloud trail around. #nasa
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    11/17/09

    @m4ximusprim3: doh. 2 comments down and 8 hours earlier. I promise I didn't peek! #nasa
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/17/09

    @m4ximusprim3: Yet appreciated much, nonetheless. :) #nasa
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    Image of Flashman Flashman
    11/16/09

    In reply to Searching for Atlantis
    Why are they steering all over the place like that?
    Are they just hot dogging for the cameras? #nasa
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    11/17/09

    @Flashman: You see, here on Earth we have a little thing called "wind". #nasa
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/17/09

    @badasscat, @mackrand66: Awesome. Thanks.
    Sometimes the simplest things (wind: who'd thunk it?) illustrate the majestic scale the heavens paint.
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    Image of RheaPollstry RheaPollstry
    11/16/09

    In reply to Searching for Atlantis
    Is it just me or are we ramping up our space exploration stuff? Is NASA burning off some stimulus money? Trying to find a place to live after 2012? Just seems like this stuff could wait until, you know, we're not broke.
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    Trai_Dep promoted this comment Edited by RheaPollstry at 11/16/09 6:47 PM RheaPollstry was starred RheaPollstry was unstarred
    Image of bens bens
    11/16/09

    @RheaPollstry: 0.6 % of the Federal budget doesn't make a difference. NASA employs a lot of people, most of whom are American. A lot of technologies we take for granted are a result of NASA. Keep them around, if only for the fact that we'll have technologies like satellite tv and memory foam mattresses coming out in the future (whatever their future equivalents are.)

    NASA gets no stimulus money. They're pretty much the only federal agency that makes money.

    Since NASA laboratories put me through school I feel it necessary to rant. Sorry. #nasa
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/17/09

    @RheaPollstry: It's far cheaper to dig a hole. So why not, and bury yourself in it?
    I can think of many expenses I'd like to see cut to make our space budget grow much larger. #nasa
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    Image of Volsciana Volsciana
    11/16/09

    In reply to Searching for Atlantis
    oooh its like a recession-style GAP advert! #nasa
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    11/13/09

    In reply to Water! Moon! There Is Water on the Moon!
    [ redacted because I can never talk about moon travel seriously. ]
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    Image of nikralm17 nikralm17
    11/13/09

    In reply to Water! Moon! There Is Water on the Moon!
    Great picture of Jay Leno! #space
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    Image of Hiroine Protagonist Hiroine Protagonist
    11/13/09

    @nikralm17: I heartily enjoy Jay Leno slams in the unlikeliest of places! #space
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    Image of Mrs. Beeton Mrs. Beeton
    11/13/09

    In reply to Water! Moon! There Is Water on the Moon!
    The moon will slam into the earth in 2012, drowning us all in moonwater. #space
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/13/09

    In reply to Water! Moon! There Is Water on the Moon!
    There is water under the ocean. #space
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    Image of Proofer3 Proofer3
    11/13/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Under the water, carry the water. Remove the water... #space
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/13/09

    @Proofer3: Same as it ever was. #space
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    Image of Chip Skylark of Space Chip Skylark of Space
    11/14/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Same as it ever was. #space
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    Image of fuckingoldman fuckingoldman
    11/13/09

    In reply to Water! Moon! There Is Water on the Moon!
    They don't care about finding drinking water on the moon, NASA already figured out how astronauts can drink their own piss. They hoped to find water so the could separate out the hydrogen (H2O) and make fuel out of it. Hydrogen cell cars ring a bell? I'm not smart enough to figure this out on my own, I heard it on the coolest show on TV, Breaking Bad. So see, they just want to turn the moon into one big gas station, complete with fountain drinks and tree shaped air fresheners. #space
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    Image of jparrish003 jparrish003
    11/13/09

    In reply to Water! Moon! There Is Water on the Moon!
    “By 1964, experts say man will have established twelve colonies on the moon, ideal for family vacations.”
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    Image of Adah Adah
    11/13/09

    In reply to Water! Moon! There Is Water on the Moon!
    Must we jump to conclusions? This is only going to encourage Moon War hawks. #space
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    Image of NightElfMohawk NightElfMohawk
    11/13/09

    In reply to Water! Moon! There Is Water on the Moon!
    Ahhh!! Mac Tonight was the beast of many a childhood nightmare! #space
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    iplaudius promoted this comment NightElfMohawk was starred NightElfMohawk was unstarred
    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    11/13/09

    @NightElfMohawk: Me too. Years later I heard Mack the Knife, learned what Mackie Messer is all about, and thought, wow, that was some sick shit there. #space
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/11/09

    In reply to Diaper Astronaut Gets Surprisingly Pleasant Plea Deal
    I still love this song. #nasa
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