----------------------------------- Martin Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:51 pm Shuttle Launch ----------------------------------- Now. Hurry. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ EDIT: Okay, maybe not. Apparently there was a faulty fuel tank. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050713/D8BALENO0.html Sorry. You can still look at the launch pad though. ----------------------------------- Paul Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:26 pm ----------------------------------- First shuttle launch in a long while, and a problem appears, this doesn't look good :x ----------------------------------- Drakain Zeil Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:09 pm ----------------------------------- Hah, how disapointing... Why are we still building these things? wasn't the plan to have a centrifugal teather so we could just pull ourselves into space? ----------------------------------- Amailer Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:14 pm ----------------------------------- Wasn't that tank just re-made? and they are still having problems with the tank? now a reading problem that can shutdown the shuttlte o.O why would thtey make such a funtion lol (while taking off...) ----------------------------------- md Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:48 pm ----------------------------------- I think the problem is that the engine might still keep burning even after it's supposed to stop because the tank is empty... at least that's what I understood... Oh well, looks like the space station is gonna end up unfinished afterall. I just wish they would get their acts together and start publishing a plan to go to mars already, how am I going to get to go if they delay so damned long?! ----------------------------------- Martin Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:09 pm ----------------------------------- Hah, how disapointing... Why are we still building these things? wasn't the plan to have a centrifugal teather so we could just pull ourselves into space? Yes. And we're going to eventually figure out gravitons, so we won't have to worry about that stuff either. These shuttles are due to be retired in 2010 I think.