Message from Columbia?

[najab]

While digging through the KSC image archive I came across the following. The image is Columbia rolling out for STS-2 - the message is appropriate as we head towards RTF:

 

[najab]

*bump*

 

[najab]

Well, even if nobody else thinks it's cool, I do. So there! <img src="/images/icons/tongue.gif" /><p>Shuttle_Guy and all of you involved in RTF: Please resume safely!</p>

 

[drwayne]

Did check back for a bit after not seeing the picture this morning. Cool picture. I would hate it if it were something like "Wrong Way"<br /><br />Wayne <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>"1) Give no quarter; 2) Take no prisoners; 3) Sink everything."  Admiral Jackie Fisher</p> </div>

 

[CalliArcale]

Cute. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />As long as we all remember her, Columbia will fly on. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[earth_bound_misfit]

Awesome pic, that ones going on the wall, is the orginal any better/bigger?<br />Thanks NajaB <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------- </p><p>Wanna see this site looking like the old SDC uplink?</p><p>Go here to see how: <strong>SDC Eye saver </strong>  </p> </div>

 

[rybanis]

Imagine a backseat driver in the crawler.<br /><br />"Hey hey, slow it down buddy."<br /><br />"You know you're supposed to take a right here. Oh, you do? Ok, just checking."<br /><br />"Keep it on the road! I have some expensive stuff in this thing. Jeez"<br /><br />"Are we there yet?" <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[najab]

The high-res scan is here: http://images.ksc.nasa.gov/photos/1981/high/KSC-381-0706.01.jpg

 

[shuttle_rtf]

Bless her. Nice picture.