I've turned into a Geek !

[F Body]

I'm watching the Space Shuttle landing live on the Nasa webcam

Just click watch Nasa TV :

http://www.nasa.gov/news/highlights/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nasa.gov/news/highlights/index.html

14 minutes to landing.

[Pod]

Now that is cool.

Also amazing timing - I load the page just in time to see the last 10-15 seconds in the air and the landing.

[Kenny]

Quoting: F Body

I'm watching the Space Shuttle landing live on the Nasa webcam

I did too.... but my excuse is that i was at work, getting paid to watch it ....

plus i'm a geek

I'm still amazed at how fast that thing enters atmo.

[Roadkill]

<sigh>

If I hadn't have got my own place at 18 (on my gap year) I'd have gone on to study Astrophysics at University . . . .

Wonder where I'd have been now if I had've done ?

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

Wonder where I'd have been now if I had've done ?

Probably kicked out of uni after a few months and doing roughly what you are now

[Roadkill]

Yup, probably.

Our fate is pre-written they say . . .

[F Body]

Quoting: Kenny

I'm still amazed at how fast that thing enters atmo.

25,000 mph

It was still doing 5,000 mph when it went over Cuba with 7 minutes to touch down

The real scary thing is they don't get a second chance at landing, once it's on the way down there is no way back

[Titsy]

Quoting: F Body

The real scary thing is they don't get a second chance at landing, once it's on the way down there is no way back

It's effectively a brick shaped glider once it drops out of orbit. You look at a convetional glider and it's sleak, slim, lightweight, and with a large wingspan. The shuttle is none of these...

[Incursus]

Quoting: Titsy

Quoting: F Body
The real scary thing is they don't get a second chance at landing, once it's on the way down there is no way back

It's effectively a brick shaped glider once it drops out of orbit. You look at a convetional glider and it's sleak, slim, lightweight, and with a large wingspan. The shuttle is none of these...

Gotta hand to them, its a pretty awsome feat of science, engineering and gigantic kahooners

[Titsy]

Indeed, but they get negetive points for faking the moon landings... So it all evens out...

[Incursus]

Quoting: Titsy

Indeed, but they get negetive points for faking the moon landings... So it all evens out...

No way!!!  Really?!?

That was Fake??

[F Body]

Quoting: Titsy

but they get negetive points for faking the moon landings...

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