Discovery's fine, hydrogen valve schmydrogen valve. Let's just go into space already.

Monday, February 09, 2009

From the Onion: "Moments after having their shuttle launch delayed, Discovery astronauts complained once again Monday about John Wilkins—that annoying little program manager who insists on every detail of every space mission being exactly right."

Something from the Onion to pass the time while we wait for Discovery to launch.
"He's making the flight engineers review the ship for two days? I can see it from here. It's fine," James Reid said. "The equipment's good, the fuel's good, the gyroscopic compass that keep us from floating aimlessly out into the vacuum space is good. What more does he want?"
and:
"He's making the flight engineers review the ship for two days? I can see it from here. It's fine," James Reid said. "The equipment's good, the fuel's good, the gyroscopic compass that keep us from floating aimlessly out into the vacuum space is good. What more does he want?"


Here's a real article on what's actually going on in the preparations for Discovery's next launch. Nothing wrong with delays, especially when you're launching a manned mission.

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