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phoenix
12/11/08

In reply to Farewell, Sweet Space Shuttle Endeavour
Godspeed Endeavor. :( I remember entering that contest where they let schoolchildren name the next Space Shuttle after the Challenger accident. I think I voted for something like "Intrepid," but I'm glad they chose Endeavor.
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viloki9
12/10/08

In reply to Farewell, Sweet Space Shuttle Endeavour
*sigh* there goes one of them, all thanks to the Bush Administration raping NASA, we won't be able to send any astronauts into space for like... the next decade after all 3 are decommissioned. We can't purchase flight spots from Russia either to maintain our multi-billion dollar parts on the ISS because Bush decided to put them on some sort of terrorist blacklist. And now we're draining all the money out of our next generation shuttles... I get all depressed just thinking about it.
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hamblast
12/10/08

@viloki9: Just think, if we put all that bailout money into the space program, we'd be building MALLS on NEPTUNE.
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Pessimippopotamus
12/10/08

@solios: Don't be silly. We all know URANUS is where everything's happening, not NEPTUNE!
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icelight
12/10/08

In reply to Farewell, Sweet Space Shuttle Endeavour
That giant protective cover on the Shuttle's engines looks like a big white diaper. So of course, the first thing that pops into my head is "Why does NASA seem to have this fixation with cross-country diaper trips?"
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Annalee Newitz
12/10/08

@icelight: So wrong . . . so right.
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Banned for pointing out blatant misrepresentation by io9
12/10/08

In reply to Farewell, Sweet Space Shuttle Endeavour
What IS going to happen to the shuttles when they are "decommissioned"? Anyone know for certain?
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SundaySunday
12/11/08

@Mandrock: They could always place one in a state park, converted to a discotheque. Buran, anyone?

/Yah, probably not.
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papercup mixmaster
12/10/08

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$1.8M, you say? Dang. That kind of startled me. I guess I just keep watching these things happen and wishing they'd keep going, without realizing the resources we're really putting into the space program. But I wonder, er, is it really going to be more cost effective to go back to one-shot rockets with Orion program?
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KhaiJB
12/10/08

@papercup mixmaster: orion ain't a 1 shot... the capsule is meant for several reuses before it's scrapped... I think the launcher is also reusable (being based on Shuttle boosters)
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falconrugger06
12/10/08

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I think it's sad that the only way any of our future generations will see these beautiful ships is in a textbook or a museum...
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Pessimippopotamus
12/10/08

@falconrugger06: That's what I feel about Concorde everytime I hear it mentioned. Damn. I really wanted to ride one.
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Pessimippopotamus
12/10/08

In reply to Farewell, Sweet Space Shuttle Endeavour
I don't think we have the replacement Star Destroyers quite ready yet.
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jf71
12/10/08

In reply to Farewell, Sweet Space Shuttle Endeavour
Nitpick: the orbiter's name is spelled "Endeavour", not "Endeavor". However, this is hardly the first time the shuttle's name has suffered this unfortunate typo:

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Annalee Newitz
12/10/08

@jf71: Doh! Fixed.
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Grey_Area
12/10/08

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Space Porn doggy-style!
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