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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/28/2012 10:15:13 PM

Chickenboy

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RPG!!!

Huh ??? Role playing games ???

I rolled a 1 to hit..... I fumbled my longsword!

You sure it isn't just a dagger?

That would be my guess too, Herr Historiker. 1d3-1 damage.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/28/2012 10:36:51 PM

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So on one page T has been refered too as a goat, a bear and a troll. Ah, all in a days work. Continue nothing to see here.

Kind regards,

Rasmus

I don't think that T qualifies as any of the above, well maybe an Old Goat, but not today. What he was up-to was stating that this post was going to attract our Trolling personalities.

You would have to discuss that with those made the posts concerning that. I merely pointed out the fact. Those that worked hard on that should get the credit. If u wana discuss the finner points it was actually a ****ty bear.
I guess u'll have to discuss with T whether he is old or not, or an old goat for that matter and if so, when and where.

Kind regards,

Rasmus

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/28/2012 10:38:44 PM

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I would have flown in one in a HEARTBEAT!

Does anyone know when she will be on Intrepid? My family and I will be out there at the end of May.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 12:16:59 AM

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ORIGINAL: Walloc

So on one page T has been refered too as a goat, a bear and a troll. Ah, all in a days work. Continue nothing to see here.

Kind regards,

Rasmus

I don't think that T qualifies as any of the above, well maybe an Old Goat, but not today. What he was up-to was stating that this post was going to attract our Trolling personalities.

You would have to discuss that with those made the posts concerning that. I merely pointed out the fact. Those that worked hard on that should get the credit. If u wana discuss the finner points it was actually a ****ty bear.
I guess u'll have to discuss with T whether he is old or not, or an old goat for that matter and if so, when and where.

Kind regards,

Rasmus

So where has he been called a bear?

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 12:20:45 AM

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So where has he been called a bear?

Hi Historiker,

U need to brush up on ur Norwegian!

Kind regards,

Rasmus

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 12:23:21 AM

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Propably :)

But I was just quoting the famous book of troll hunting, we norsemen all know by heart!

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 12:27:22 AM

Walloc

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Propably :)

But I was just quoting the famous book of troll hunting, we norsemen all know by heart!

Ofc, we might all know it by heart, but do we all know the meaning of it?

Kind regards,

Rasmus

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 1:19:39 AM

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No other vessel killed so many astronauts .

Or flew anywhere near as many successful missions!

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 1:20:39 AM

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RPG!!!

Huh ??? Role playing games ???

I rolled a 1 to hit..... I fumbled my longsword!

You sure it isn't just a dagger?

That would be my guess too, Herr Historiker. 1d3-1 damage.

Geeks!

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 1:29:32 AM

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I didn't really know what the Chiken was talking about, I only played that **** on my PC. :)

BTW: A new dungeon Game is published and looking great: Look at that video!

BTW: I also was able to take a picture!

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 1:43:54 AM

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hmm, quite a lot of money had to be spent to decommission & prepare the shuttles for public display. what w/ rocket motors, fuel cells & batteries, they were chock-full of noxious / explosive hazards. then there's the expense of flying / barging / craning / trucking / dragging them into final position.

so i'm not gonna begrudge NASA for spending on a few extra 1,000 gallons of 747 fuel, fly-bys like this are all part of the service.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 1:53:04 AM

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hmm, quite a lot of money had to be spent to decommission & prepare the shuttles for public display. what w/ rocket motors, fuel cells & batteries, they were chock-full of noxious / explosive hazards. then there's the expense of flying / barging / craning / trucking / dragging them into final position.

so i'm not gonna begrudge NASA for spending on a few extra 1,000 gallons of 747 fuel, fly-bys like this are all part of the service.

Plus keeping a number of people in a job and countless millions of tourist dollars if they do it right.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 2:21:55 AM

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they have a PR department, sure. organizing & publicizing these fly-bys is important to keeping the agency 'in the news'. but if i'm not mistaken, NASA's ambit extends to education as well as exploration.

i think they do v. well - i recall a class trip in 1970 or so, we went to see an Actual Moon Rock at a local venue. but not only do they serve the general public w/ museum displays, they cater to the high end of academia w/ access to collected data, or glomming observation time from their telescopes.

& i think it was the late 60s, my family traveled to Kennedy Space Center. Public tours of the facilities - we saw Pad 39, the VAB, & walked beside that huge crawler as it slowly rolled along.

public funds devoted to NASA is money well-spent, & the %age of that money devoted to public access & museum displays is an important adjunct. a family trip to Kennedy (especially if you witnessed a launch!) was part of growing up in America, like a trip to Washington, DC or a visit to Yosemite Park.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 7:09:25 AM

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I think the soyuz is nearing or passing the number of sucsesful launches, if that is you're criterea for sucses.
Fact is that American astronauts fly soyuz today and the shuttle is musea hardware.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 10:05:46 PM

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It's a great country all right, and a cool shot, but failing to let Houston get one of the shuttles is a crime. Johnson Space Center a/k/a Mission Control was kind of important to the space program and stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love New York City, so this isn't a slam of Gotham. A cynic would analyze the politics of the states that got shuttles and the state that didn't and reach certain conclusions about the decision making process involved and the role of politics in said process.

I agree.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/29/2012 10:38:30 PM

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It is sad to me to, the passing of an era. Growing up I watched the first man land on the moon, and have been proud of NASA, but today we don't really seem to have much of a plan anymore, other than feel good photo ops.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/30/2012 2:49:53 AM

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It's a great country all right, and a cool shot, but failing to let Houston get one of the shuttles is a crime. Johnson Space Center a/k/a Mission Control was kind of important to the space program and stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love New York City, so this isn't a slam of Gotham. A cynic would analyze the politics of the states that got shuttles and the state that didn't and reach certain conclusions about the decision making process involved and the role of politics in said process.

I just thank goodness that you're not a cynic, nor would you be able to identify with one.

A cynic? Perish the thought! I have always found my fellow man to behave honorably so long as it was in his own self interest.

PS My Texas based grumpiness on the issue aside, it is a seriously cool photo.

Texas paid the price of keeping the shuttles running a few more years. If the Bush Administration had decided who got the Space Shuttles, Texas would have got one and NY and CA would have been Shuttle-less.

Politics! Ain't it awesome.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/30/2012 2:56:22 AM

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I didn't really know what the Chiken was talking about, I only played that **** on my PC. :)

BTW: A new dungeon Game is published and looking great: Look at that video!

BTW: I also was able to take a picture!

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/30/2012 6:17:12 AM

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I see this swan song tour as being symbolic of the end of the big-government era of space travel. The future belongs to small, nimble players making money from niche efforts, such as asteroid mining. In due time, we'll see quite a bit more space exploration and exploitation from the private sector than we ever did from the public sector.

Cheers,
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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/30/2012 1:29:03 PM

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I wonder how they got the shuttle through the TSA screening before it's flight?

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/30/2012 3:19:54 PM

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Like your pic Phanatik.

I think government still has a role to play. I am NOT a big government fan but I think major project--like going to Mars--has to be coordinated. It is exciting to see commercial ventures taking off for space but there is still a role for NASA I believe.

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RE: OT - Space Shuttle fly-bys wasting $$$'s because th... - 4/30/2012 5:28:03 PM

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Texas paid the price of keeping the shuttles running a few more years. If the Bush Administration had decided who got the Space Shuttles, Texas would have got one and NY and CA would have been Shuttle-less.

Politics! Ain't it awesome.

Live by politics, die by politics. Why do you think Texas got a major NASA facility in the first place? Hint: his first name started with "L."

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