STS-135: Atlantis touches down; Shuttle program over

Chacor · #1 Postby **Chacor** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:16 pm

STS-135, to be flown by SS Atlantis, will be the last scheduled space shuttle mission under NASA's charge. Final countdown is on, Atlantis has been rolled out and is in position, and we are now just around 70 hours from one final shuttle launch.

#2 Postby **StormingB81** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:04 am

Be a sad day...lets hope we dont have to wait long to go into space again! Wonder if we will ever go to the moon or mars!

#3 Postby **RL3AO** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:06 am

IMO this is the beginning of the era that will lead to Russia or China landing on Mars.

#4 Postby **RL3AO** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:45 pm

Now the house has proposed killing the James Webb Space Telescope.

#5 Postby **MGC** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:41 pm

No suprised....America is bankrupt we can't afford the final frontier any more. Good luck to the Chinese or Russians in their quest to master space.....MGC

#6 Postby **RL3AO** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:49 pm

MGC wrote:No suprised....America is bankrupt we can't afford the final frontier any more. Good luck to the Chinese or Russians in their quest to master space.....MGC

BS. NASAs annual funding is about 4 days worth of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Chacor · #7 Postby **Chacor** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:46 pm

STS-135 launch for Friday is looking suspect now because of 96L.

artist · #8 Postby **artist** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:28 am

it's a go, so far, in 9 minutes.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

#9 Postby **StormingB81** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:34 am

sad..sad...day I remember Late 90s I saw a shuttle launch...never been apart of anything so wild before..I was close enough to feel the ground shake beneath me..the rumble of the shuttle going up..its jaw dropping!

#10 Postby **Tireman4** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:39 am

Guys, I worked at NASA as a librarian for two years ( I actually joined S2K while I was still there). They were phasing out the Shuttle program anyway. That is why they set up Constellation. This was a done deal during the Bush program. Just like when we phased out the Apollo program ( although the rockets we will be using next look a LOT like the Saturn V's) to go to the Shuttle program, this happens.

artist · #11 Postby **artist** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:39 am

now in 15:17:43

#12 Postby **wxman57** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:40 am

Launch delayed until 10:26:46 AM CDT. Clock will resume at 10:17:46 AM CDT with 9 minutes to lift-off.

#13 Postby **StormingB81** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:43 am

3-5 Years we will be back in space....hopefully to Mars!

artist · #14 Postby **artist** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:44 am

wxman57 wrote:Launch delayed until 10:26:46 AM CDT. Clock will resume at 10:17:46 AM CDT with 9 minutes to lift-off.

thanks wxman!

#15 Postby **StormingB81** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:46 am

I thought 1126 am was the time anyway?..I mean thats a 1226am flight here so I am just hoping it hurries...lol

#16 Postby **Tireman4** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:59 am

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

Great look at the shuttle.

#17 Postby **RL3AO** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:07 am

Weather is currently a no-go. Hopefully it changes.

#18 Postby **StormingB81** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:12 am

Launch is a go!

artist · #19 Postby **artist** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:19 am

its a go, approximately 8 minutes to launch

#20 Postby **Tireman4** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:25 am

2 minutes and counting...

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