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more about #aerospace more comments → phoenix: Godspeed Endeavor. :( I remember entering that contest where they let schoolchildren name the next Space Shuttle after the Challenger accident. I thin... more » viloki9: *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 n... more » icelight: 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 ... more » Banned for pointing out blatant misrepresentation by io9: What IS going to happen to the shuttles when they are "decommissioned"? Anyone know for certain? more » papercup mixmaster: $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 ... more » falconrugger06: 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... more » Pessimippopotamus: I don't think we have the replacement Star Destroyers quite ready yet. more » jf71: Nitpick: the orbiter's name is spelled "Endeavour", not "Endeavor". However, this is hardly the first time the shuttle's name has suffered this unfor... more » Grey_Area: Space Porn doggy-style! more » RAHfanboy: If it's that inappropriate, how about y'all just move on to the next post of which you DO approve. It apparently interested you enough for you to rea... more » What Would Kornheiser Do?: Eyewitnesses reported seeing the jet "spiraling" before it landed. Like a "water landing?" more » BadUncle: Yikes. That's adjacent to my nephew's elementary school. more » Smeagol92055: Oh, hey, that happened literally just a little ways from where I work. But seriously, though, how is this science-related? more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: You know, I was wondering how this fell under the Sci-Fi umbrella, but then I found the non-redacted version of the photo above. Too Soon? more » ManchuCandidate: Actually, there are reports that there are two dead and two missing. more » -
#spaceporn
Farewell, Sweet Space Shuttle Endeavour
The space shuttle Endeavour hitched a ride on the back of NASA's special Shuttle Carrier Aircraft today, crossing the country to its normal hangar in Florida. Endeavour is the youngest of the five space shuttles built, and it is due to be decommissioned in 2010 along with its two remaining siblings, Discovery and Atlantis. More » -
#disaster
Fighter Jet Crashes in American Suburb
Like a scary replay of a scene from Donnie Darko, an F-18 fighter jet on a training mission crashed in a suburb of the California city of San Diego this afternoon. Though two houses are on fire, so far there are no reports of anyone being injured except the pilot, who parachuted out of the jet after ejecting as the plane went down (UPDATE: BBC lists three dead). We've got video of the crash site below. More » -
#megaaerospace
An Aviation Show That Will Warp Your Brain
This crazy shot of aeronautics insanity with multi-colored exhaust smoke was just one of the many weird sights last week in Guangdong Province, China, during the 7th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition. Check out the planes up close, and see what the experience did to one extreme fan. More »
