A Sad Discovery

[Pyromaniac605]

I just discovered that Discovery is only 13 days away from spending a total year in space, including the final mission for Discovery its still only 2 days away from a total year. Poor Discovery spending just under a year in space.

Darren

PS: I swear that pun was unintentional.

 

[Urwumpe]

What???? Call Barack, NASA needs the funding for another two day mission in space. No matter the costs.

 

[HAL9001]

Checklist:
1. get VERY rich
2. wauit for the end of last diecovery.mission
3. buy discovery
4. fly in space for a few days.

But right, they could fly for a bitsome longer time, that would be nice.

 

[statickid]

even so, it's still pretty much a year, which is impressive

 

[Stevodoran]

what date and time is it taking off at and can you give the time in my format thanks

 

[garyw]

what date and time is it taking off at and can you give the time in my format thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-133 - you also have the Calendar here. You can also have a reminder for the event. Remember that the date and time can change so it's worth keeping a check on the wiki site and/or the calendar here.

and as for "your" format have a look at http://www.timeanddate.com
This will let you set up various time zones - Never worry about time or date format again! :lol:

 

[Stevodoran]

thanks:thumbup:

 

[garyw]

There is also a "thanks" button here, please use that in place of one word thanks posts.

 

[Stevodoran]

eh where

---------- Post added at 04:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:07 PM ----------

found it

 

[RisingFury]

Maybe bad weather can force it to stay up there a bit longer.

 

[Izack]

I'd rather it come down safely and on-time than have to stay up there a few extra days, even if it would make a round year.

 

[HAL9001]

But it should be in space longer. Maybe a hurricane for every available shuttle runway?

And to the Thanks-button:
The thanked posts you mae are in your statistic, too, so it brings you more, than just a "thanks"-post. It brings you, that everyone who looks in your statistic sees, that you make good posts, wich are thanked.

 

[Moach]

not sure why, but Discovery has always been my favourite shuttle ...

perhaps it's because of the little model i got when i visited KSC as a kid (little did i know how awesome were those things i was seeing... i really wanna go there again)...

two days short, c'mon... can't they just hold it up a couple of days longer and have the crew sing "happy birthday" or something? :lol:

but yeah, as Izack pointed out, safety first :thumbup:

 

[jinglesassy]

Same moach its my favorite too.

 

[garyw]

But it should be in space longer. Maybe a hurricane for every available shuttle runway?

So you want to see serious problems for a safe landing just so Discovery can stay in space a bit longer?

I'd rather have discovery home safe, on time so she can close out a brilliant career than have her final landing marred by something like weather delays or a rather daft "requirement" to meet an arbitary number just because "it sounds better".

 

[Kyle]

There is still hope!

If bad weather delays 133's landing by 2 days, or the mission is extended while in orbit Discovery will hit that year in orbit mark.

 

[HAL9001]

not ehen she lands, when she is on ISS. Than she would land after hurricanes are away - few days later.

Let's just hope she won't be scrapt and put in a museum instead.

 

[Kyle]

not ehen she lands, when she is on ISS. Than she would land after hurricanes are away - few days later.

Let's just hope she won't be scrapt and put in a museum instead.

Discovery's going to the Smithsonian.
Enterprise, Atlantis and Endeavour are up in the air right now as where they will go.

 

[garyw]

People, It is just a number. Discovery lands when she lands and when she lands safely which is what anyone should be concerned about rather than hoping for world wide destruction thanks to severe weather.

I have never seen anything so daft.

 

[Pyromaniac605]

As far as I'm concerned previous mission have shown that the shuttles are capable of longer than 11 days in space I mean look at STS-80 at 17 days.

Darren