Space Shuttle Launches Despite Bad Weather
The shuttle Discovery thundered off the pad to space this morning on a construction mission to the International Space Station that will bring the new “Harmony” module to the orbiting laboratory.
Despite weather concerns and a small chunk of ice that threatened to delay the launching, everything seemed to fall into place in the final minutes before the scheduled time. Less than a half-hour before the engines roared, the launch director, Michael D. Leinbach, polled the mission team and received the “go for launch” recommendation from each group working toward the decision.
“Booster ignition and liftoff of Discovery,” said the launch commentator, Mike Curie, as the engines started up with their rasping roar, “hoisting Harmony to the heavens and opening new gateways for international science.”
--> I always watch the space shuttle launches. I think I enjoy them so much because they're constant reminders of both the past and the future. They're hope in a shuttle. Good luck & God speed.
(Via NYT)
Despite weather concerns and a small chunk of ice that threatened to delay the launching, everything seemed to fall into place in the final minutes before the scheduled time. Less than a half-hour before the engines roared, the launch director, Michael D. Leinbach, polled the mission team and received the “go for launch” recommendation from each group working toward the decision.“Booster ignition and liftoff of Discovery,” said the launch commentator, Mike Curie, as the engines started up with their rasping roar, “hoisting Harmony to the heavens and opening new gateways for international science.”
--> I always watch the space shuttle launches. I think I enjoy them so much because they're constant reminders of both the past and the future. They're hope in a shuttle. Good luck & God speed.
(Via NYT)
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