TheSickness
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Just imagine that thing with a Boomer TB and a Roe Twin screwK-80-123 said:
Oh and cal Tracs 
SHUTTLE LAUNCH!!!
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Black1
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K-80-123 said:
The only drawback would be if they light the fuse on that bitch and it goes "thermo-nuclear" on the pad.....
The control room has 3' thick steel blast doors on the windows that slam shut in the event of a "pre-launch failure", and it's 3 miles from the pad. Funny thing is, the control room is BEHIND the observation yard (where the big launch timer is)! :dontknow: ........ If it blew, it would literally blow the windows out of my house.
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TheSickness
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Scuse me Knucklehead but that was Walt you quoted...You know the guy with the Hennessey tattooHamrhead said:
jelms
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Black1 said:Well, there are literally HUNDREDS of reasons.... You should really research it. Here are just a few cool things that help us out everyday:
•Lifeshears -- A rescue tool which quickly cuts debris to free accident victims, using the same power source used to separate Solid Rocket Boosters from the Shuttle.
•Breast Cancer Screening -- A silicon chip originally developed for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope makes the process less painful, less scarring, and less expensive than the traditional biopsy.
•Grooved Runways -- Now applied to highways, this water-draining innovation has led to an astounding 85 percent reduction in highway accidents.
•Attention Getter -- Techniques used to measure brain activity in NASA pilots are being used to improve attention spans for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Have you ever used a cordless power drill? Yep, invented for the Apollo space program!
How about a "Dustbuster"? ...... That was in space first too...
Home Smoke Detectors! Honeywell invented them for NASA's SkyLab in the 70's....
Some of the best house insulation (with a thin, aluminum vapor barrier) was invented for NASA.
And, we won't even get into what satellites have done for us.... Personally, militarily, and commercially. :dontknow:
Jake,
Don't forget the most important thing NASA does. Yes lots of technical advances have been made due to the various programs managed by NASA, but I believe the most important mission is just exploring the unknown and inspiring people to take up the sciences. I still remember the first landing on the moon, yes I was four and my mom woke me up to see it. I watched every mission to the moon and was in awe that we could send astronauts so far away. Then there was skylab. It inspired me to follow a life of science, which I unfortunately didn't get to complete professionally but I still have some awesome scopes to look at the stars, planets, and sun. I'm a huge supporter of many space related organizations, including NASA.
One thing I loved hearing from our current leader was that we were going back to the moon and then human missions to Mars. Unfortunately the current administration has not followed up with the budget increases to get this done while supporting all the other things NASA does.
Those were some great pictures. I have seen one launch from a distance and thought it was the most exciting thing I have ever seen.
I envy you living were you do.
-jeff
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jelms said:
I agree with you 100%, Jeff. (But, I think you already knew that.
) I didn't mention the whole "Exploring the Unknown" thing, because I didn't think it would ring true as a valid point to the person that asked the question. You should really make a point to come down and see a launch at the Kennedy Space Center. :rock: The whole facility is really cool, and they have great tours!
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Black1 said:I agree with you 100%, Jeff. (But, I think you already knew that.
You should really make a point to come down and see a launch at the Kennedy Space Center. :rock: The whole facility is really cool, and they have great tours!
Of course I did, I just wanted to throw that one out there. Someone that knows as much about NASA obviously knows what importance they hold.
I do plan on going down with the boys some time before they stop the shuttle missions. Not sure I can wait until the Orion missions start up.
Personally I would love to go to space camp, but I'm a little old I think
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Hey!! They fixed it. It's raining. Good going crew of STS-120 Discovery. Thanks :rock:
Now send some to Southern California please.
Now send some to Southern California please.
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guinnessboy
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Black1 said:Well, there are literally HUNDREDS of reasons.... You should really research it. Here are just a few cool things that help us out everyday:
•Lifeshears -- A rescue tool which quickly cuts debris to free accident victims, using the same power source used to separate Solid Rocket Boosters from the Shuttle.
•Breast Cancer Screening -- A silicon chip originally developed for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope makes the process less painful, less scarring, and less expensive than the traditional biopsy.
•Grooved Runways -- Now applied to highways, this water-draining innovation has led to an astounding 85 percent reduction in highway accidents.
•Attention Getter -- Techniques used to measure brain activity in NASA pilots are being used to improve attention spans for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Have you ever used a cordless power drill? Yep, invented for the Apollo space program!
How about a "Dustbuster"? ...... That was in space first too...
Home Smoke Detectors! Honeywell invented them for NASA's SkyLab in the 70's....
Some of the best house insulation (with a thin, aluminum vapor barrier) was invented for NASA.
And, we won't even get into what satellites have done for us.... Personally, militarily, and commercially. :dontknow:
i am a supporter of nasa, but im going to take the opposite view...........cant all of these have happened without out us actually sending people into space???? seems like most of these were invented on the ground......and satellites dont need manned missions.
guinnessboy said:
While most of these things were invented on the ground, the NEED to invent them was important. (Necessity being the mother and all..)
However, there have been MANY discoveries made while in space, things that a monkey, or unmanned spacecraft could not have discovered.
Much of our Micro-chip technology comes from experiments conducted in the vacuum of space. It was this very vacuum that made these advances possible.
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TheSickness
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I have one of those Dyson's they are awesomentw0rk said:While most of these things were invented on the ground, the NEED to invent them was important. (Necessity being the mother and all..)
However, there have been MANY discoveries made while in space, things that a monkey, or unmanned spacecraft could not have discovered.
Much of our Micro-chip technology comes from experiments conducted in the vacuum of space. It was this very vacuum that made these advances possible.
$.02
Black1
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TheSickness said:I have one of those Dyson's they are awesome
Those weren't invented by NASA, you turd.... They were invented by some English dude that was obsessed with sucking. :dontknow:
TheSickness
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The Belgians are pioneers in that industryBlack1 said:Those weren't invented by NASA, you turd.... They were invented by some English dude that was obsessed with sucking. :dontknow:
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