Tell me about it. I'm stuck here on the Space Coast in a Cocoa Beach Motel 6 totally bored out of my mind and feeling like I just wasted a week of my life. Because I did. BUT, I'll be back in February for STS-134. Like some kind of astronaut icecream crackhead.. posted by hanoixan at 6:25 PM on November 5, 2010 [2 favorites]
I'll be back in February for STS-134
Part of me is thinking: "Ooh STS-134... Feb... wonder if I could make it..."
Well there aren't going to be so many more opportunities. posted by philipy at 6:39 PM on November 5, 2010
for the first time I am speechless posted by clavdivs at 6:42 PM on November 5, 2010
Oh thank fuck. I was so pissed off to be missing it with all the delays this week.
HAPPY DANCING TIEMS posted by elizardbits at 6:47 PM on November 5, 2010
Actually, I'm really sorry I derailed the point of philipy's post. R2 is amazing, and I think it's a great precedent for making work in space safer. I hope the delayed launch goes off without a hitch in a few weeks so they can put it to work. posted by hanoixan at 7:08 PM on November 5, 2010
contourman: Is the leg going to by like a 3rd arm? Coz the would be badass.
P.S. the music sucks in the video.
@contourman It's very likely that the leg will be very similar to a 3rd arm.
I'll work on the music for the next video.
NASAJSCER 6 months ago
hanoixan, I feel your pain (flying home now after a week of waiting around in an empty Orlando resort).
But the next scheduled launch time for STS-133 is Nov 30 at 4:05 am. You know what that means--night launch! posted by jjwiseman at 8:25 PM on November 5, 2010
NO, no, wait it just smells like a really well produced satire. Am I missing something, the url looks straight, could NASA let a gag like that run? posted by sammyo at 8:59 PM on November 5, 2010
Kind of wussy looking given that it's a SPACE ROBOT.
NO, no, wait it just smells like a really well produced satire.
No, it's not. posted by delmoi at 9:16 PM on November 5, 2010
Isn't the music the the same stuff used in BMW commercials. posted by delmoi at 9:21 PM on November 5, 2010
I'm going to miss shuttle launches when they're gone. You can see them in Miami, and they make such a brilliant path against the sky.
They're beautiful to watch and I'll miss what they represent -- an investment in discovery, exploration, wonderment, and science. posted by JustKeepSwimming at 9:28 PM on November 5, 2010 [2 favorites]
When I hear that we're replacing the Shuttle with the what is essentially a slightly modernized Apollo capsule, I feel like we're living in an Asimov novel. And we're not the Foundation. posted by wuwei at 12:55 AM on November 6, 2010
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