Who would be an Astronaut?

[White trash]

I was gonna be an Astronaut, but they told me to shave my mullet and I was, like, outta there!

[Lou Girardin]

I was gonna be an Astronaut, but they told me to shave my mullet and I was, like, outta there!

The first man to wheelie a shuttle.
One small step for mankind, a fucken large leap for hoons.

[Waylander]

The first man to wheelie a shuttle.
One small step for mankind, a fucken large leap for hoons.

Just imagine what he could do if they put him on the moon with one of those moon buggy things.

[Ixion]

*doesn't see the point in going to space...*

Bummer, for the families sake I hope they get them back alive...

Cos it's THERE. Have ye no imagination ?

I can't think of ANYTHING that could compare with being able to go into space.

Except landing on another planet.

Quite seriously, if I had the chance of trying to reach another planet (or even the Moon) , even if it was a certain death sentence ("we can send you, but we can't get you back"), I'd jump at it without hesitation.

I can't imagine any experience that could compare with looking UP at the sky and seeing Earth!

One of the most profound moments in my life was listening to the "live" broadcast of the first Moon landing. It made me feel immensely humble , and immensly proud to be human.

I reckon those astronauts are the luckiest people alive, just to have that chance.

[Kickaha]

I am actually pro-space exploration - I just don't want it being done by those Quasi-Military Retards at NASA

Which was the reason for the X Prize competition
http://www.xprizefoundation.com/

[Biff]

If things really do appear to have gone pear shaped they'll bed down in the International Space Sation for a while, then they'll launch Atlantis and attempt to rescue them. It's good to see that NASA have finally got their collective arses together and have something resembling a contingency plan for such an event as this. It's a shame such a plan didn't exist before Columbia took off.

Hang on, that leaves one crook shuttle left in space. I wonder if there's an intergalactic AA service?

I was gonna be an Astronaut, but they told me to shave my mullet and I was, like, outta there!

Nah mate, they were just concerned you'd get the shuttle caught in a side wind while pulling a mono on the landing strip and wreck it.

[Dafe]

The Space Shuttle is currently 2 hours from docking at the ISS (International Space Station) where the crew will them assemble highly detailed photos of all door and bay seals and the Temperature plate. They will then send these images to earth via the stations KU band satellite radio.

If you go to the following link, you can tune into a 24 hour live video feed and live shuttle audio chat.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

[Motoracer]

For me, going to space has always been a big childhood dream... Maybe they'll have some sort of an arrangment by the time I'm an ol fart for normal, everyday people to travel to the outer space.

[Motoracer]

I was gonna be an Astronaut, but they told me to shave my mullet and I was, like, outta there!

You may be no Astronaut but you'r a Gixxernut. That's almost as special!

[Dafe]

For me, going to space has always been a big childhood dream... Maybe they'll have some sort of an arrangment by the time I'm an ol fart for normal, everyday people to travel to the outer space.

Absolutely agree with you there. Aeronautical space travel is our measure of scientific achievements. Would be nice to travel there but can't see it happening anytime soon. Are you guys watching the live NASA fed?

[Dadpole]

[QUOTE=Ixion]

Quite seriously, if I had the chance of trying to reach another planet (or even the Moon) , even if it was a certain death sentence ("we can send you, but we can't get you back"), I'd jump at it without hesitation.


Shall we start a collection?

[gav]

No sense of adventure these blokes, simple really. If they've lost some tiles of the nose, on re-entry do a big hand brakie and just back that sucker in. Backing it in is all the rage isnt it?

[James Deuce]

I It's a shame such a plan didn't exist before Columbia took off.

Columbia was a "mule". It was exactly the same as the first Shittle built, Enterprise, and had lower spec main engines and attitude thrusters and NO docking equipment.

There was nothing anyone could have done for the Columbia crew. It couldn't boost into a higher orbit to rendevous with the Space Station while a rescue was organised. It should never have stayed in service as long as it did, but you can blame the anti-space exploration crowd for a continous reduction of NASA funding relative to the value of currency and GDP for their deaths. OF course it's much easier for the same crowd to blame NASA's procedures.

[gav]

The Space Shuttle is currently 2 hours from docking at the ISS (International Space Station) where the crew will them assemble highly detailed photos of all door and bay seals and the Temperature plate. They will then send these images to earth via the stations KU band satellite radio.

If you go to the following link, you can tune into a 24 hour live video feed and live shuttle audio chat.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

That NasaTV link is awesome, great video !!

[Motu]

Space is not all it's cracked up to be - I don't really like meeting new species,gets tedious after a while.It took me a long time to find a planet with good gravity and the internal combustion engine....guess when the fuel runs out I'll have to start looking again,but really,I like it here all things considered....