Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Discovery Home Safely.....
I have to admit, I was a little nervous when the orbiter was approaching re-entry. We were all watching the re-entry here on NASA TV and everyone clapped and cheered when our seven friends safely landed. I have pictures i am going to upload tonight on Atlantis. Until then.. i have to get back to work!!!!
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I really like your blog, it has a lot of great info. I too am very thankful that they have landed safely.
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Hey. I'm studying aerospace engineering right now, and I'm quite, quite jealous you know...nice blog as well.
Quite surprising that the best they could do to fix the falling-foam (or falling-foam-filled-with-ice which will do nasty, nasty things to all-composite leading edges) was try and ensure good weather.
Hooray, and thank God! The Discovery crew and shuttle are home safely. Joining you in celebrating!
Hi, Dave Gieber here. I like your blog. I too used to want to be an astronaut in my younger days. I did go on to become a rocket engineer though. I was an Insulation Design Engineer for the company that builds the solid boosters. I too, used to skydive. If interested, here is one of the sites I am currently building: Space and Rockets
The best of luck to you.
Dave
I just wanted to tell you (first time I've been here) that I think it's really cool that you know what you want to do and that not only are you taking the steps to get there, you're documenting your journey. Congratulations on that.
And, I too sat idly, biting my nails waiting and praying for the safe landing. I have been having nightmares about it.
Today is a very important day in history. It's more important than actually taking the spacewalk to fix the gap filler problem, because had they not made it home, nothing else would have mattered.
But, instead, they took their fate into their own hands and fixed the problem. Would Columbia have been able to do the same? We'll never know, but Discovery tells us that it's possible.
We shouldn't ground flights. We should work harder to cover all possible problems that they could face and have back-up plans for that.
There's a quote from Armageddon that I always liked. "There's probably a whole team of people at Nasa just thinkin' shit up." I hope that the subsequent flights get to go up. They're doing work for the entire world.
Sorry about the length...LOL
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Well I know I constantly rag on nasa and complain about their problems, but of course I am glad that things worked out. The shuttle may not be the best thing ever made, but it is still a good thing. Better than nothing, and I wouldnt be so critical if I didnt care! :O)
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I too am glad the out-dated pointless hunk of junk landed safely, but only out of concern for the astronauts on board.
Little trips up to low-Earth orbit and back have zero merit, scientific or otherwise.
All they achieve is publicity. It's like some kind of hugely expensive, space-based reality TV show, and nothing more.
The shuttle program should have been put out of its misery 10 years ago. It's time to come up with something better.
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man walked on moon and now he cant travel in orbit...uhm strange...
I think it's amazing that we can launch people millions of miles into space, but I don't see why we should continue spending money to do so. We have been to the moon, we have put satelittes up, we have done a little research, but there is nothing else we can do in space of any importance. Sure, you can research the effects of space, but what good is that? We won't ever live there? I've heard the theories that we might have to move there in the future due to overpopulation, but that is way to far fetched. You would need to have enough space suits and continuous supplies of oxygen for a ton of people just to start...
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You have a great blog - very enlightening - awesome pictures and all. Can imagine how the haze that we're experiencing right now (I'm from Kuala Lumpur), would look like from space. The pictures in my site would give you an idea of the haze and the resultant bad air quality. Keep up the good work on yr blog. I'll be back.
it must have been a wonderful experience for the crews.....i envy them....
i was so nervous. we had the former astronaut dr. ulf merbold in german tv commenting these minutes. he was so absolutely sure that everything will be okay - amazing. good job discovery, good work nasa. and good luck to you, damaris. may your dreams come true!
Here is an advice: you and your friends at NASA should stop wasting public money. F@@@! $ 1 Bil. to shoot up a pile of rust to fix it there and come back for ... nothing! Give me a break!
hey dudette a really cool blog. here for the first time.evn i had dreamt of becoming an astronaut. but luck doesnt favor every1. evry little thing related to outer space excites me. i am really glad that u are living up to your dreams.
im happy that DISCOVERY made a safe landing!!
Hi,I have the video of Discovery STS-114 on my blog from lanuch to her landing,take a look if you like..
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Hey, I love what you are doing. this is cool. I always wanted to be an astronaut 2. My friends and family always say that i'm crazy. They kinda destroy my hopes, i don't think about it a lot anymore. I'm probably gonna study computer science istead of pursuing my dream to become an astronaut.
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What an amazing event. After such drama and the trajedy of just two and a half years ago, we went back up. Nothing can stop America's determination to reach for the stars. Heck, I already believe we have been there.
I too am glad thay are all safe home but does one not think that nasa made a bit of a mountain out of a molehill here?
Maybe it is because Ireland has no interest (or budget) to get hett up with space exploration but the plight of the Russian submariners and ongoing terrorist attacks on London had this side of the Atlantic more concerned. I never dobted for a minute that Discovery would come back unscathed.
The site is lovely Damaris. Good luck with the dream.
I just saw your picture, and although this might be a bit off topic, I would love to bang you in zero gravity.
Awesome - I wish you all the very best in your aerospatial efforts! Should you be stuck for something to read whilst loafing about in orbit feel free to have a look at my blog which, although less focused than yours has a number of handy bits of info to help wile away the lonely hours between galaxies. Good Luck.
What goes up, must come down.
we were very glad here in Russia too!
Damaris, I've just found this blog, and what a challenge! Its has made me more determined to achieve my challenge which also involves flying, but not as high as you want to go.
I shall be spending some time going through the archives to share with your joys and hardships along the Road.
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Where are those atlantis pics?!?! :)
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Where are those atlantis pics?!?! :)
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welcome back discovery!
your blog is great!!!
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VERY COOL BLOG!!! I really like your blog... I love the pictures... I admire your passion and drive towards realizing your dream. I will add this site and check it every now and then... Best of wishes in your continued endeavors to become an astronaut!
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Nice site. I always love reading what the people on the inside of NASA have to say. I hope to work there once I graduate with my Mech E degree. I tried getting a co-op, but no luck there. Keep posting!
Good luck on achieving your dream of space travel. I enjoyed stopping by your corner of cyberspace!
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God speed Damaris!
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I really like your blog!! Good luck!
Good luck on your journey, I hope you make it.
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