spaceflight.nasa.gov— Check out this amazing picture of Space Shuttle Discovery approaching the International Space Station during the STS-121 mission earlier this month.
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"A parsec is a measure of distance not time...."Correct, but as a Star Wars geek, I must point out that it does actually make sense - Han was bragging about how close he had gotten to the black holes (shortening his route), and therefore how fast he had to be going to not get dragged in.
What makes the Shuttle so cool is that it is reusable the only real spaceship that can do that. It flies through the air faster than any aircraft ever build on the way up, and hits the atmosphere at Mach 25 on the way down. The tiles, reinforced carbon carbon, and the thermal cloth, have to shield the aluminum skin and absorb all that energy that put it up on the way back down. I think it's beautiful and a testament to the engineers back in the 70’s that designed her. No you can't wash it. I went to the launch and it was awesome. Some of the highest tech we have. I did find out one thing I didn’t know while I was there, STS-121 was only the 146th time the US has put humans in space.
utternoncesenseJul 27, 2006
"A parsec is a measure of distance not time...."Correct, but as a Star Wars geek, I must point out that it does actually make sense - Han was bragging about how close he had gotten to the black holes (shortening his route), and therefore how fast he had to be going to not get dragged in.
forevernoobJul 27, 2006
If it gives you vertigo, then save the image, open it up in Irfanview or something and rotate the image 180 degrees. There! No more vertigo! ;)
x2ardenJul 27, 2006
What makes the Shuttle so cool is that it is reusable the only real spaceship that can do that. It flies through the air faster than any aircraft ever build on the way up, and hits the atmosphere at Mach 25 on the way down. The tiles, reinforced carbon carbon, and the thermal cloth, have to shield the aluminum skin and absorb all that energy that put it up on the way back down. I think it's beautiful and a testament to the engineers back in the 70’s that designed her. No you can't wash it. I went to the launch and it was awesome. Some of the highest tech we have. I did find out one thing I didn’t know while I was there, STS-121 was only the 146th time the US has put humans in space.
jerryyetiJul 27, 2006
"That'll be one of the crew."hahahaha. :) [smartass]
deepdiggdudeJul 27, 2006
yep. here's the location on google earth:39 09 n 50 11w Casas De Don Pedro, spain
deathstrawberryJul 27, 2006
Looks like the rear left part is stuck together with duct tape...
jeremiahlburnsJul 28, 2006
It's farmland, as others here have said. If Spain's farmlands are anything like those in England (which is known for its 'patchwork farmland'), the brown lines you see separating the fields would be either hedgerows or stone walls.<a class="user" href="http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/England2004/Images2/IMG_3632Copying.jpg">http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/England2004/Images2/IMG_3632Copying.jpg</a><a class="user" href="http://www.keithv.com/cambridge/large/road_walls.jpg">http://www.keithv.com/cambridge/large/road_walls.jpg</a>
dirkbeligJul 28, 2006
Here's a composite of the shuttle shot and the Google map: <a class="user" href="http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5011/shuttlemapcompositebw2.jpg">http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5011/shuttlemapcompositebw2.jpg</a>
brownspankJul 28, 2006
They kept the dirt and grime there provide an extra layer of protection. :)
simpleidDec 11, 2006
Hey now, that's kind of impressive, nice going with that, fits perfectly.
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