Mankind's Only Spaceship, Shuttle Endeavour (American, Of Course) Cleared for Wednesday Launch

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Shuttle Endeavour Cleared for Wednesday Launch

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A computer sabotaged by a disgruntled worker for a

NASA supplier has been repaired and loaded aboard the space shuttle

Endeavour for a Wednesday liftoff.

A top NASA manager said Monday it was apparently an isolated event and that

there was no reason to believe anyone had tampered with anything else on the

spacecraft.

"We have found no other areas of concern," space shuttle program manager

Wayne Hale said. "We have thoroughly reviewed all the parts made by that

contractor and gone back through our records to make sure that all the

orbiter systems on board Endeavour thoroughly check out."

Based on that extra scrutiny, NASA cleared Endeavour for liftoff and was

tracking no problems. Forecasters put the odds of good launch weather at 70

percent.

The computer that was the target of rare space program sabotage is being

delivered to the international space station, and will not be used by the

shuttle.

Its wires were cut by an employee for Invocon Inc., a research and

development company near Houston.

NASA's inspector general office is continuing to investigate. Invocon has

yet to identify the culprit, a company spokesman said Monday.

The company notified NASA last month after discovering damage to a similar

computer that was not intended to fly.

Besides wireless data collection systems for the space station, Invocon also

provides sensor systems for the shuttle wings that are intended to detect

any potentially dangerous strikes by debris.

Hale said the problem has been "dealt with appropriately."

He also expressed confidence in NASA's addressing of an independent health

panel's report that cited at least two occasions in which astronauts drank

too much on launch day.

NASA's top safety official has discussed the policy of no drinking within 12

hours of liftoff with Endeavour's crew. The policy is now in writing and

formally implemented "so that there are no questions," Hale said.

Endeavour's commander, Scott Kelly, said it is beyond his comprehension that

any astronaut would show up on launch day intoxicated.

"This is serious business and we take it as such," he said in a written

statement.

Kelly wrote that his crew's understanding of "NASA's policy on alcohol and

flying aircraft, or spacecraft, was no different before this panel's report

was released than it is now. It simply does not happen."

His statement, written as a letter to a newspaper editor, was released by

NASA on Monday.

Kelly's crew includes Barbara Morgan, NASA's first educator-astronaut. She

was the backup for Christa McAuliffe, who was killed aboard Challenger in

1986.

"It is great to see Barbara up there ready to fly," Hale said. "She's been

working for a long time to be ready to have her day on orbit."

He said he frequently thinks of the lost Challenger and Columbia crews,

noting that before every launch, the tragedies provide "a real gut check."

The Russians stop flying their Soyuz? They hadn't as of April when

they sent a crew to the International Space Station. Also the

Japanese and Chinese are getting ready to send up unmanned ships and

the Europeans have been doing that for some time now. Space isnt the

sole property of the US--much to the chagrin of D.D. Harriman. (Ten

points to the first person who identifies ol' DD)

I'll be watching this shuttle takeoff. I remember where I was when I

heard the news about Challenger.

On Aug 8, 8:32 am, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292419,00.html

>

> Shuttle Endeavour Cleared for Wednesday Launch

> Wednesday, August 08, 2007

>

> CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A computer sabotaged by a disgruntled worker for a

> NASA supplier has been repaired and loaded aboard the space shuttle

> Endeavour for a Wednesday liftoff.

>

> A top NASA manager said Monday it was apparently an isolated event and that

> there was no reason to believe anyone had tampered with anything else on the

> spacecraft.

>

> "We have found no other areas of concern," space shuttle program manager

> Wayne Hale said. "We have thoroughly reviewed all the parts made by that

> contractor and gone back through our records to make sure that all the

> orbiter systems on board Endeavour thoroughly check out."

>

> Based on that extra scrutiny, NASA cleared Endeavour for liftoff and was

> tracking no problems. Forecasters put the odds of good launch weather at 70

> percent.

>

> The computer that was the target of rare space program sabotage is being

> delivered to the international space station, and will not be used by the

> shuttle.

>

> Its wires were cut by an employee for Invocon Inc., a research and

> development company near Houston.

>

> NASA's inspector general office is continuing to investigate. Invocon has

> yet to identify the culprit, a company spokesman said Monday.

>

> The company notified NASA last month after discovering damage to a similar

> computer that was not intended to fly.

>

> Besides wireless data collection systems for the space station, Invocon also

> provides sensor systems for the shuttle wings that are intended to detect

> any potentially dangerous strikes by debris.

>

> Hale said the problem has been "dealt with appropriately."

>

> He also expressed confidence in NASA's addressing of an independent health

> panel's report that cited at least two occasions in which astronauts drank

> too much on launch day.

>

> NASA's top safety official has discussed the policy of no drinking within 12

> hours of liftoff with Endeavour's crew. The policy is now in writing and

> formally implemented "so that there are no questions," Hale said.

>

> Endeavour's commander, Scott Kelly, said it is beyond his comprehension that

> any astronaut would show up on launch day intoxicated.

>

> "This is serious business and we take it as such," he said in a written

> statement.

>

> Kelly wrote that his crew's understanding of "NASA's policy on alcohol and

> flying aircraft, or spacecraft, was no different before this panel's report

> was released than it is now. It simply does not happen."

>

> His statement, written as a letter to a newspaper editor, was released by

> NASA on Monday.

>

> Kelly's crew includes Barbara Morgan, NASA's first educator-astronaut. She

> was the backup for Christa McAuliffe, who was killed aboard Challenger in

> 1986.

>

> "It is great to see Barbara up there ready to fly," Hale said. "She's been

> working for a long time to be ready to have her day on orbit."

>

> He said he frequently thinks of the lost Challenger and Columbia crews,

> noting that before every launch, the tragedies provide "a real gut check."

On Aug 8, 7:32 am, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292419,00.html

I guess Atlantis and Discovery and all those EELVs don't count.

Americans are so informed. Thanks FOX News!

"John" <dahlgren.john@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> The Russians stop flying their Soyuz?

Soyus isn't a spaceSHIP, its a capsule.

> Also the

> Japanese and Chinese are getting ready to send up unmanned ships

SpaceSHIPS have PEOPLE on them.

> Space isnt the sole property of the US

Yes it is. All of space belongs to America. Everything in space, the

entire solar system, the entire galazy, the whole fucking Universe belongs

to America.

> I'll be watching this shuttle takeoff. I remember where I was when I

> heard the news about Challenger.

I was celebrating a successful launch.

You were disappointed because there wasn't death and destruction.

On Aug 9, 12:42 pm, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

> "John" <dahlgren.j...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1186577938.484678.98630@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>

> > The Russians stop flying their Soyuz?

>

> Soyus isn't a spaceSHIP, its a capsule.

You're splitting hairs. It goes up and comes down and can be reused--

just like the Shuttle. (Which by the way is being replaced as soon as

money can appropriated)

>

> > Also the

> > Japanese and Chinese are getting ready to send up unmanned ships

>

> SpaceSHIPS have PEOPLE on them.

Soon.

>

> > Space isnt the sole property of the US

>

> Yes it is. All of space belongs to America. Everything in space, the

> entire solar system, the entire galazy, the whole fucking Universe belongs

> to America.

Nope. It's not even listed in the Bible like that.

>

> > I'll be watching this shuttle takeoff. I remember where I was when I

> > heard the news about Challenger.

>

> I was celebrating a successful launch.

>

> You were disappointed because there wasn't death and destruction.

Believe what you want. When Columbia went down, I sat with, cried

with, and comforted to folks who had worked on the program and knew

the crew personally. What did you do--shout "Bomb Iran?" How can

someone so full of hate and fear like you consider themselves a

Christian?

"John" <dahlgren.john@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:1186679358.178885.193930@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...

> On Aug 9, 12:42 pm, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

>> "John" <dahlgren.j...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:1186577938.484678.98630@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>> > The Russians stop flying their Soyuz?

>> Soyus isn't a spaceSHIP, its a capsule.

> You're splitting hairs. It goes up and comes down and can be reused--

> just like the Shuttle.

No. The Shuttle LANDS. The Soyuz DOES NOT land. It gets expelled from

space like a turd and crashes back down on Earth.

> (Which by the way is being replaced as soon as

> money can appropriated)

Which is gonna be NEVER.

>> > Also the

>> > Japanese and Chinese are getting ready to send up unmanned ships

>> SpaceSHIPS have PEOPLE on them.

> Soon.

Bullshit.

>> > Space isnt the sole property of the US

>> Yes it is. All of space belongs to America. Everything in space, the

>> entire solar system, the entire galazy, the whole fucking Universe

>> belongs

>> to America.

> Nope. It's not even listed in the Bible like that.

Doesn't matter. Its ours.

>> > I'll be watching this shuttle takeoff. I remember where I was when I

>> > heard the news about Challenger.

>> I was celebrating a successful launch.

>> You were disappointed because there wasn't death and destruction.

> Believe what you want. When Columbia went down, I sat with, cried

> with, and comforted to folks who had worked on the program and knew

> the crew personally. What did you do--shout "Bomb Iran?"

In 1986 I may have still been celebrating that fag Rock (Hard) Hudson's

death.

Or I could have been celebrating the Israelis bombing the PLO.

And if asked, yes, I would have said "Bomb Iran!!"

> How can

> someone so full of hate and fear like you consider themselves a

> Christian?

You're a fool.

Let's take a look at that Soyuz shall we?

Soyuz 1 - crashed on landing, killing lone cosmonaut.

Soyuz 2 - flew unmanned (listed for completeness).

Soyuz 3 - approached, but failed to dock with, Soyuz 2.

Soyuz 6 - orbited in formation, but failed to dock with Soyuz 7 and 8

Soyuz 7 - orbited in formation, but failed to dock with Soyuz 6 and 8

Soyuz 8 - orbited in formation, but failed to dock with Soyuz 6 and 7

Soyuz 10 - failed to dock with Salyut 1, first space station.

Soyuz 11 - first and only successful flight to Salyut 1; 24 day stay at the

station. All three crew dead on landing

Soyuz 15 - last flight to Salyut 3; failed to dock with the station

(military mission)

Soyuz 18a - failed to achieve orbit; crew returned safely.

Soyuz 23 - failed to dock with Salyut 5 space station, cosmonauts nearly

died on landing.

Soyuz 25 - failed to dock with Salyut 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_spaceflights_by_program#Soyuz_programme_.28USSR.2FRussia.2C_1967.E2.80.93ongoing.29

If America wasn't holding their hand like the little girls they are the

dumbass Russians would still be trying to put a fucking monkey into

space.....

On Aug 9, 5:57 pm, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

> "John" <dahlgren.j...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1186679358.178885.193930@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...

>

> > On Aug 9, 12:42 pm, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

> >> "John" <dahlgren.j...@gmail.com> wrote in message

> >>news:1186577938.484678.98630@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> >> > The Russians stop flying their Soyuz?

> >> Soyus isn't a spaceSHIP, its a capsule.

> > You're splitting hairs. It goes up and comes down and can be reused--

> > just like the Shuttle.

>

> No. The Shuttle LANDS. The Soyuz DOES NOT land. It gets expelled from

> space like a turd and crashes back down on Earth.

It goes up, it comes down. It gets reused--just like the shuttle--but

your analogy caused me to grin.

>

> > (Which by the way is being replaced as soon as

> > money can appropriated)

>

> Which is gonna be NEVER.

Yes it is.

http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/May/18-875650.html

http://www.space.com/news/070205_nasa_budget.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5788804&ft=1&f=1019

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=779

>

> >> > Also the

> >> > Japanese and Chinese are getting ready to send up unmanned ships

> >> SpaceSHIPS have PEOPLE on them.

> > Soon.

>

> Bullshit.

Say what you want, but it will happen.

>

> >> > Space isnt the sole property of the US

> >> Yes it is. All of space belongs to America. Everything in space, the

> >> entire solar system, the entire galazy, the whole fucking Universe

> >> belongs

> >> to America.

> > Nope. It's not even listed in the Bible like that.

>

> Doesn't matter. Its ours.

Nope.

>

> >> > I'll be watching this shuttle takeoff. I remember where I was when I

> >> > heard the news about Challenger.

> >> I was celebrating a successful launch.

> >> You were disappointed because there wasn't death and destruction.

> > Believe what you want. When Columbia went down, I sat with, cried

> > with, and comforted to folks who had worked on the program and knew

> > the crew personally. What did you do--shout "Bomb Iran?"

>

> In 1986 I may have still been celebrating that fag Rock (Hard) Hudson's

> death.

>

> Or I could have been celebrating the Israelis bombing the PLO.

>

> And if asked, yes, I would have said "Bomb Iran!!"

>

> > How can

> > someone so full of hate and fear like you consider themselves a

> > Christian?

>

> You're a fool.

I've been called worse--even by you.

>

> Let's take a look at that Soyuz shall we?

Never said the Soyuz was great, just that it was a functioning space

ship. The Russians have had more problems and more deaths than the

Americans in Space.

>

> Soyuz 1 - crashed on landing, killing lone cosmonaut.

> Soyuz 2 - flew unmanned (listed for completeness).

> Soyuz 3 - approached, but failed to dock with, Soyuz 2.

>

> Soyuz 6 - orbited in formation, but failed to dock with Soyuz 7 and 8

> Soyuz 7 - orbited in formation, but failed to dock with Soyuz 6 and 8

> Soyuz 8 - orbited in formation, but failed to dock with Soyuz 6 and 7

>

> Soyuz 10 - failed to dock with Salyut 1, first space station.

> Soyuz 11 - first and only successful flight to Salyut 1; 24 day stay at the

> station. All three crew dead on landing

>

> Soyuz 15 - last flight to Salyut 3; failed to dock with the station

> (military mission)

>

> Soyuz 18a - failed to achieve orbit; crew returned safely.

>

> Soyuz 23 - failed to dock with Salyut 5 space station, cosmonauts nearly

> died on landing.

>

> Soyuz 25 - failed to dock with Salyut 6

>

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_spaceflights_by_program#So...

>

> If America wasn't holding their hand like the little girls they are the

> dumbass Russians would still be trying to put a fucking monkey into

> space.....

They put men (and women) into space before we did. You were alive

back then, you know.

"John" <dahlgren.john@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Aug 9, 5:57 pm, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

>> "John" <dahlgren.j...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:1186679358.178885.193930@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...

>> > On Aug 9, 12:42 pm, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

>> >> "John" <dahlgren.j...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> >>news:1186577938.484678.98630@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>> >> > The Russians stop flying their Soyuz?

>> >> Soyus isn't a spaceSHIP, its a capsule.

>> > You're splitting hairs. It goes up and comes down and can be reused--

>> > just like the Shuttle.

>> No. The Shuttle LANDS. The Soyuz DOES NOT land. It gets expelled from

>> space like a turd and crashes back down on Earth.

> It goes up, it comes down. It gets reused--just like the shuttle--but

> your analogy caused me to grin.

>> > (Which by the way is being replaced as soon as

>> > money can appropriated)

>> Which is gonna be NEVER.

> Yes it is.

> http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/May/18-875650.html

> http://www.space.com/news/070205_nasa_budget.html

> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5788804&ft=1&f=1019

> http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=779

I said: "Soyus isn't a spaceSHIP, its a capsule."

You said: "It goes up and comes down and can be reused--just like the

Shuttle. (Which by the way is being replaced as soon as money can

appropriated)."

You weren't referring to the RUSSIAN vehicle? Hahahahahhaha.....

>> >> > Also the

>> >> > Japanese and Chinese are getting ready to send up unmanned ships

>> >> SpaceSHIPS have PEOPLE on them.

>> > Soon.

>> Bullshit.

> Say what you want, but it will happen.

Sure......

>> >> > Space isnt the sole property of the US

>> >> Yes it is. All of space belongs to America. Everything in space, the

>> >> entire solar system, the entire galazy, the whole fucking Universe

>> >> belongs

>> >> to America.

>> > Nope. It's not even listed in the Bible like that.

>> Doesn't matter. Its ours.

> Nope.

Jealous aren't ya? You can only wish you lived in a country as great as

America.

By the way, are you HIDING behnid googlegroups and gmail because of your

SHAME for your country?

>> >> > I'll be watching this shuttle takeoff. I remember where I was when

>> >> > I

>> >> > heard the news about Challenger.

>> >> I was celebrating a successful launch.

>> >> You were disappointed because there wasn't death and destruction.

>> > Believe what you want. When Columbia went down, I sat with, cried

>> > with, and comforted to folks who had worked on the program and knew

>> > the crew personally. What did you do--shout "Bomb Iran?"

>> In 1986 I may have still been celebrating that fag Rock (Hard) Hudson's

>> death.

>> Or I could have been celebrating the Israelis bombing the PLO.

>> And if asked, yes, I would have said "Bomb Iran!!"

>> > How can

>> > someone so full of hate and fear like you consider themselves a

>> > Christian?

>> You're a fool.

> I've been called worse--even by you.

>> Let's take a look at that Soyuz shall we?

> Never said the Soyuz was great,

Its crap.

> just that it was a functioning space ship.

Functioning spaceTURD.

> The Russians have had more problems and more deaths than the

> Americans in Space.

Because they're mostly stoooopid.

>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_spaceflights_by_program#So...

>> If America wasn't holding their hand like the little girls they are the

>> dumbass Russians would still be trying to put a fucking monkey into

>> space.....

> They put men (and women) into space before we did. You were alive

> back then, you know.

Sticking your toe very briefly into space and rushing back home like a

frightened little girl HARDLY qualifies as space exploration.

On Aug 11, 12:33 pm, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

> "John" <dahlgren.j...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1186760371.085233.303240@d30g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

>

>

> > On Aug 9, 5:57 pm, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

> >> "John" <dahlgren.j...@gmail.com> wrote in message

> >>news:1186679358.178885.193930@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...

> >> > On Aug 9, 12:42 pm, "Patriot Games" <Patr...@America.com> wrote:

> >> >> "John" <dahlgren.j...@gmail.com> wrote in message

> >> >>news:1186577938.484678.98630@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

> >> >> > The Russians stop flying their Soyuz?

> >> >> Soyus isn't a spaceSHIP, its a capsule.

> >> > You're splitting hairs. It goes up and comes down and can be reused--

> >> > just like the Shuttle.

> >> No. The Shuttle LANDS. The Soyuz DOES NOT land. It gets expelled from

> >> space like a turd and crashes back down on Earth.

> > It goes up, it comes down. It gets reused--just like the shuttle--but

> > your analogy caused me to grin.

> >> > (Which by the way is being replaced as soon as

> >> > money can appropriated)

> >> Which is gonna be NEVER.

> > Yes it is.

> >http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/May/18-875650.html

> >http://www.space.com/news/070205_nasa_budget.html

> >http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5788804&ft=1&f=1019

> >http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=779

>

> I said: "Soyus isn't a spaceSHIP, its a capsule."

>

> You said: "It goes up and comes down and can be reused--just like the

> Shuttle. (Which by the way is being replaced as soon as money can

> appropriated)."

>

> You weren't referring to the RUSSIAN vehicle? Hahahahahhaha.....

>

> >> >> > Also the

> >> >> > Japanese and Chinese are getting ready to send up unmanned ships

> >> >> SpaceSHIPS have PEOPLE on them.

> >> > Soon.

> >> Bullshit.

> > Say what you want, but it will happen.

>

> Sure......

>

> >> >> > Space isnt the sole property of the US

> >> >> Yes it is. All of space belongs to America. Everything in space, the

> >> >> entire solar system, the entire galazy, the whole fucking Universe

> >> >> belongs

> >> >> to America.

> >> > Nope. It's not even listed in the Bible like that.

> >> Doesn't matter. Its ours.

> > Nope.

>

> Jealous aren't ya? You can only wish you lived in a country as great as

> America.

I thought Ohio was a part of the US.

>

> By the way, are you HIDING behnid googlegroups and gmail because of your

> SHAME for your country?

Huh?

>

>

>

>

>

> >> >> > I'll be watching this shuttle takeoff. I remember where I was when

> >> >> > I

> >> >> > heard the news about Challenger.

> >> >> I was celebrating a successful launch.

> >> >> You were disappointed because there wasn't death and destruction.

> >> > Believe what you want. When Columbia went down, I sat with, cried

> >> > with, and comforted to folks who had worked on the program and knew

> >> > the crew personally. What did you do--shout "Bomb Iran?"

> >> In 1986 I may have still been celebrating that fag Rock (Hard) Hudson's

> >> death.

> >> Or I could have been celebrating the Israelis bombing the PLO.

> >> And if asked, yes, I would have said "Bomb Iran!!"

> >> > How can

> >> > someone so full of hate and fear like you consider themselves a

> >> > Christian?

> >> You're a fool.

> > I've been called worse--even by you.

> >> Let's take a look at that Soyuz shall we?

> > Never said the Soyuz was great,

>

> Its crap.

>

> > just that it was a functioning space ship.

>

> Functioning spaceTURD.

>

> > The Russians have had more problems and more deaths than the

> > Americans in Space.

>

> Because they're mostly stoooopid.

>

> >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_spaceflights_by_program#So...

> >> If America wasn't holding their hand like the little girls they are the

> >> dumbass Russians would still be trying to put a fucking monkey into

> >> space.....

> > They put men (and women) into space before we did. You were alive

> > back then, you know.

>

> Sticking your toe very briefly into space and rushing back home like a

> frightened little girl HARDLY qualifies as space exploration.