Tne most beautiful thing i have ever seen

[ascan1984]

This is from here in space.com

 

[alokmohan]

Not available.Tell it by words.

 

[ascan1984]

The picture is now available

 

[tap_sa]

I think there has been a mix-up, all I see is a space shuttle. <img src="/images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />

 

[shuttle_rtf]

I hear you ASCAN, I hear you.<br /><br />There are much better pictures of a Shuttle - but I'm seeing you as noting this has historic overtones with it being a Return to Flight.

 

[shuttle_rtf]

>I think there has been a mix-up, all I see is a space shuttle<<br /><br />Don't forget the ET and SRBs <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[flynn]

Hello Darling, You got any sisters? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#800080">"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring" - <strong>Chuck Palahniuk</strong>.</font> </div>

 

[ascan1984]

What i meant was with the return to flight and how long we have waited to see the stack for the return to flight mission prepaired it is a beautifull thing to see it happen that we are going to rise again

 

[holmec]

A beauty for sure.<br />Get ready Discovery and bring out guys home.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#0000ff"><em>"SCE to AUX" - John Aaron, curiosity pays off</em></font></p> </div>

 

[rocketwatcher2001]

<font color="yellow">I think there has been a mix-up, all I see is a space shuttle< <br /><br />Don't forget the ET and SRBs</font><br /><br />I might as well jump on your case before somebody else does, they might not be as forgiving as me. The SRB's, the ET, and the Orbiter make up a Space Shuttle. It is a common, but nearly unforgivable, mistake to refer to the Orbiter as the "Shuttle" <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[shuttle_rtf]

The Space Shuttle is the Orbiter. The Stack is the Space Transportation System (STS) ?

 

[shuttle_rtf]

>No the SRBs, ET and Orbiter when mated are the STS. The Orbiter is the Orbiter.<<br /><br />That's what I was saying?

 

[shuttle_rtf]

Thanks SG. That's important for me to know seen as I'm writing a story right now that would have been techincally wrong!<br /><br />In my face, Rocket <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[spaceiscool]

I'm no fan of the shuttle but had a look at that site shuttle rtf has in his sig and <br /><br />http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&compare_sites=&y=t&q=&url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/<br /><br />that's a lot of people already.<br /><br />Already on a par with spaceflightnow.<br /><br />http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&compare_sites=&y=t&q=&url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/<br /><br />bejezus.

 

[shuttle_rtf]

There's some work to be done with the site (graphics and content) but yeah, it's not finished yet, but the four stories I've put on have hit into the five figure range combined, so a nice start. Anyway, this thread isn't about the site.

 

[rvastro]

Quite pretty ain't she!!

 

[nacnud]

S_G<br /><br />What is the thick black band on the top of the left SRB? Is it to tell one SRB from the other <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> or something more complex?

 

[nacnud]

The smiley seems all out of place now.

 

[rocketwatcher2001]

Shuttle-RTF<br /><br />I was just joking, please don't be offended. I remember a while back that I made a similar "mistake" <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> I think everyone here has. About a year ago, somebody said that 90% of of a rocket's weight was "fuel" and somebody corrected him that only roughly about 45% of the weight was fuel, and 45% was oxidizer. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> Actually it wasn't a 45% to 45% but more like 55%-35% IIRC. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[shuttle_rtf]

Oh I wasn't offended mate <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> In fact I'm nothing short of utterly grateful for the continued guidance you guys are freely passing on - by way of major facts or accurate terminology. <br /><br />It's even more important now that this is the case - with me writing about it all (and writing as often as possible as it's going to take a while to get it up to standard.)

 

[spacefire]

beautiful...but between 2% and 40% murderous, depending which way you look at it:<br /><br />100 something missions 2 disasters<br />or 2 outta 5 shuttles destroyed<br /><br /><br />I say, can the Shuttle!!! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[duke_the_nuke]

Ya, definitely not beautiful, very poor design, inherently dangerous, solid boosters on a manned vehicle, no boost phase escape system, manned unit in the fuel tank turbulence and debris field, aluminum wings, unbelievable really, but all we got right now. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>