Two years after the Challenger disaster Nasa are preparing to launch the first manned mission to the ISS on the shuttle Discovery to test new safety features installed to limit disasters like challenger. There will be 3 manned space walks during the mission and this will hopefully spark the interest of sending man back into space. The team (STS-114) will be led by veteran astronaut Eileen Collins and the window for lift off is between 13th-31st July and will spend 12 days in space.

more info:
www.nasa.gov

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randomthoughts:
I glide upon the evening and dance upon the dawn with Sirius asmy guide and Canopus asmy friend

Some fear the dark but with friends like Orion,Cygnus and Andromeda one needs no fear

To me nature was mute, until i saw the stars

It is good to hear that we are finally getting back on the horse. However it was the Columbia that didn't make it back 2 years ago. The Challenger accident happened Jan. 28, 1986.

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sorry! I meant Columbia.

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randomthoughts:
I glide upon the evening and dance upon the dawn with Sirius asmy guide and Canopus asmy friend

Some fear the dark but with friends like Orion,Cygnus and Andromeda one needs no fear

To me nature was mute, until i saw the stars

Two years after the Columbia disaster Nasa are preparing to launch the first manned mission to the ISS on the shuttle Discovery to test new safety features installed to limit disasters like challenger. There will be 3 manned space walks during the mission and this will hopefully spark the interest of sending man back into space. The team (STS-114) will be led by veteran astronaut Eileen Collins and the window for lift off is between 13th-31st July and will spend 12 days in space.

more info:
www.nasa.gov

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randomthoughts:
I glide upon the evening and dance upon the dawn with Sirius asmy guide and Canopus asmy friend

Some fear the dark but with friends like Orion,Cygnus and Andromeda one needs no fear

To me nature was mute, until i saw the stars

I was watching NASA TV earlier and video of the return to flight testing on debris impact on the panels. Looks like they've done a lot of testing, retesting and modeling to make certain they have the best system possible in place.

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If ya go to nasa.gov Scott Bakula of StarTrek:enterpise gives ya a tour of the return to flight plan..just thought id mention

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randomthoughts:
I glide upon the evening and dance upon the dawn with Sirius asmy guide and Canopus asmy friend

Some fear the dark but with friends like Orion,Cygnus and Andromeda one needs no fear

To me nature was mute, until i saw the stars

If ya go to nasa.gov Scott Bakula of StarTrek:enterpise gives ya a tour of the return to flight plan..just thought id mention

Cool, thanks. Yeah, sorry to see Enterprise go. :(

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If ya go to nasa.gov Scott Bakula of StarTrek:enterpise gives ya a tour of the return to flight plan..just thought id mention

Cool, thanks. Yeah, sorry to see Enterprise go. :(

I know what a ridiculous idea only giving it 4 seasons

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randomthoughts:
I glide upon the evening and dance upon the dawn with Sirius asmy guide and Canopus asmy friend

Some fear the dark but with friends like Orion,Cygnus and Andromeda one needs no fear

To me nature was mute, until i saw the stars

sorry! I meant Columbia.

I figured I'd point out the honest mistake, before you got voted off the island ;)

The mission seems fairly ambitious, lots of house keeping at ISS. I consider it a good thing that we aren't returning to space in a skittish way.

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Still looking for something profound or inspirational to place here.

sorry! I meant Columbia.

I figured I'd point out the honest mistake, before you got voted off the island ;)

The mission seems fairly ambitious, lots of house keeping at ISS. I consider it a good thing that we aren't returning to space in a skittish way.

yeh theres been too much disaster already and they need to keep the risk down the the minimum, yeh thanks about pointing it out, i dont know why i put Challenger instead of Columbia. How long's it been since pple have been to the ISS?

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randomthoughts:
I glide upon the evening and dance upon the dawn with Sirius asmy guide and Canopus asmy friend

Some fear the dark but with friends like Orion,Cygnus and Andromeda one needs no fear

To me nature was mute, until i saw the stars

IIRC there is still a crew up there, and they were resupplied by the Russian space agency (a couple months ago I think).

I'm shocked that there aren't more catastrophic accidents, not that that diminishes them when it does happen. IMO the only fitting tribute for those sacrifices, is to learn from our mistakes and keep reaching for the stars.

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Still looking for something profound or inspirational to place here.

The problem is that after a few years of success, complacency will set in again
in management and they won't listen to the engineers.

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