Chaotic Dreams

Posted: **Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:15 pm**

Yea, I won't get to see live coverage cause I'll be in a class.

Bugger.

Posted: **Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:25 pm**

"NASA flight controllers scrubbed the planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery today due to a glitch with the orbiter's external tank."

Ah well. Another day then.

Posted: **Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:35 am**

Next launch attempt on Tuesday at 10:39 am est.

Posted: **Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:14 am**

William Shakespeare wrote:Methinks the lady doth protest too much

Methinks too. NASA is probably very worried about the Discovery after what happened to the previous shuttle...

Posted: **Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:21 pm**

that should be obvious after waiting so long to launch the next one...

Posted: **Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:51 pm**

And they are safely off on their journey.

Had to watch it. Its breath taking every time.

Posted: **Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:53 pm**

Posted: **Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:37 pm**

Beautifull takeoff

Pretty cool the camera's they had on the boosters.Hope for a safe return

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:03 am**

part of me hoped they'd delay it until late aughust... I'm on holiday in florida then and would have watched

Posted: **Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:39 pm**

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/s ... s/bird.jpg

The top of the external fuel tank strikes a bird at liftoff.

just a intresting tidbit i found,NASA killed a bird!

Chaotic Dreams

"Godspeed, Discovery"

"Godspeed, Discovery"