Yes, but with a few significant changes.

Space flight is inherently dangerous, and involves speeds, pressures, temperatures, things that most earthbound idiots could never comprehend.

All you can do is minimize the risks.

Now THAT'S just ****ing cool.
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maybe this has been covered, but can they repair it via spacewalk?

ROFL

If I had a sig, this would be it.

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NASA: eight or nine "events" of foam strikes during ascent.

They think it might have been 6 bags of boar goo that was hurled from the international space station last week.

Well, they were accepting care packages for the astronauts and I sent one for the Russians.:shrug:

What, are you on their payroll?

I'm aware that space is dangerous.

I'm also aware they've been doing this shit for very long time. Yet the same problems keep popping up over and over and over. It's unsatisfactory.

http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.ne...on_journey.asx

Direct link to the video on their site about the new rocket.

At least you keep proving my point.

Perhaps you are on the payroll.

It would explain a lot.

No, I'm not, but I would be incredibly proud of it if I was....

you would think nasa would have a sweeter website.

If it wasn't for the billions of dollars invested in each explosion (it would be far cheaper just to use gasoline and a match) I'd be all for NASA. As long as the explosions weren't associated with manned missions, of course.

I mean, when it comes to blowing sh*t up, nobody is even in NASA'S league. By my count, so far, they have blown up sh*t on at least 4 planets and a moon. And that's not counting any secret missions or the military ones. Nobody's better. Not the Ruskies, not Red Adair, not anybody.

Still, I hope they've figured out a way to launch rescue missions in a reasonable amount of time. Mr. Donger, you said earlier that the launch window on this mission was 5 minutes or something? Was that weather related? Do you know whether or not there are any restrictions (other than the obvious availability of equipment and personnel) on launching rescue missions?

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That's pretty cool.