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Author Topic: The Space Shuttle Lift Off Scheduled for July 4th  (Read 2686 times)
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LouiseVargas
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« on: July 03, 2006, 11:38:13 PM »

I can't believe they are going to go ahead with the mission tomorrow. For God's sake, a piece of the foam fell off ON THE LAUNCH PAD.

Paul Fischbeck, a Carnegie Mellon University risk and engineering professor who has consulted with NASA on the shuttle's delicate heat protection system noted that NASA said they had never seen foam fall off on the launch pad before.

Some outside experts said they were uncomfortable with going ahead, although they didn't have all the information.

The 3-inch triangular piece of foam that appeared to come from a 5-inch-long crack late Sunday or early Monday is far smaller than the foam chunk that brought down Columbia, killing seven astronauts in 2003. But NASA managers spent most of Monday pondering whether to go ahead with the launch.

NASA gave the green light Monday night for a Fourth of July shuttle liftoff despite worries about a piece of foam that popped off Discovery's external fuel tank while the spacecraft sat on the launch pad.

Are they crazy?
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« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2006, 08:17:36 PM »

Well they are off in flight now.  We will see.  It is very symbolic on the 4th of July.
Pray for there safe return...
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2006, 10:48:35 PM »

Dear Dihannah1,

I am thankful the shuttle successfully launched today, July 4, 2006. And I agree it was wonderfully symbolic.

And I definitely will pray for a safe return to earth after the 12 day mission.
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