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Originally posted by TheGreatOne:
I guess if you're crazy enough to strap yourself to a couple million pounds of fueal and blast yourself into space in the first place, then letting yourself get that far from the ship with no safety line isn't that bad. I thought they had rules against that kind of stuff though.
Originally posted by KingpinSVT:
Originally posted by N-terst8:
Originally posted by JVT:
Originally posted by Davo:
I can't wait until the next launch. I hope everything goes perfectly well and the Shuttle program can return to normal as much as it can.
Ditto.
Can't wait to see it take off and get back home safely.
Cool space pic just for [censored] and giggles. Talk about being in heaven.
-J
Looks like a photochop to me 
its from a government website so i doubt it. . . .
anyway, i cant wait for them to launch again! im also hope more private launches take place
Sweet pic. Now a days you can get that far away as you have the pack to get you around, and if need be they can just fly the shuttle up to them.
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Ahhh, I see we've got another fan of the 'ol "Astronomy picture of the Day"! I thought I was the only space nerd here... And here's the explanation given for that picture: Quote:
At about 100 meters from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger, Bruce McCandless II was further out than anyone had ever been before. Guided by a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), astronaut McCandless, pictured above, was floating free in space. McCandless and fellow NASA astronaut Robert Stewart were the first to experience such an "untethered space walk" during Space Shuttle mission 41-B in 1984. The MMU works by shooting jets of nitrogen and has since been used to help deploy and retrieve satellites. With a mass over 140 kilograms, an MMU is heavy on Earth, but, like everything, is weightless when drifting in orbit. The MMU was replaced with the SAFER backpack propulsion unit.
I had that as my desktop for a couple weeks, then found this picture.. 
And just for kicks, here's APOD's idea of april Fool's...
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1999 Silver Frost SVT
#609 of 2760
Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.
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Originally posted by Pre98:
Is Thrust missing from your life, LilStripedRocket? 
Just kidding. Yeah, it's nice to see the Shuttle close to operation again.
......  yes, yes it is. 
2006 Pontiac G6 3900SFI GTP Coupe
CAI, Stainless Cat Back, Vector Tune, Strut Brace, Eibach Pro Kit, Custom Made Projector Headlights, 4300K, 20% Tint
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CEG Dragon Run- Oct 13-15
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