NASA got its balls back

[grooble]

For going ahead with the launch, i salute you sir.

 

[3488]

Could not agree more. <br /><br />NASA is getting its courage back. I do agree though that the Discovery launch was delayed because of bad weather, that is fair enough, crew safety is paramount!! <br /><br />Lets hope that Discovery launches OK today. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[mattblack]

I agree, 1207 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p>One Percent of Federal Funding For Space: America <strong><em><u>CAN</u></em></strong> Afford it!!  LEO is a <strong><em>Prison</em></strong> -- It's time for a <em><strong>JAILBREAK</strong></em>!!</p> </div>

 

[grooble]

Bumped for justice, great launch!

 

[qso1]

Thats understandable, if one wrecks a motorcycle, they will stay away for awhile then get the courage to get back on. Personally I think NASA had the nads all along. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong>My borrowed quote for the time being:</strong></p><p><em>There are three kinds of people in life. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen...and those who do not know what happened.</em></p> </div>

 

[revati]

when discovery will launch

 

[radarredux]

> <i><font color="yellow"> Personally I think NASA had the nads all along.</font>/i><br /><br />What I like is the honest and open evaluation of the risks and then choosing to go ahead anyways.<br /><br />One the major failures of NASA revealed during the Challenger accident review was the chasm between the estimated probability of failure for engineers (1 in 100) and managers (1 in 100,000). If you believe there is only a 1 in 100,000 chance of failure, it doesn't take any courage to launch. If you believe there is a 1 in 100 chance of failure, it does take courage to launch -- especially when you know there are another ~17 launches that must follow.</i>