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Old 03-17-2012, 12:51 AM   #15
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I want to go to space so bad....
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Old 03-17-2012, 02:27 AM   #16
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Thats amazing how it can get above Earth that quick.
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Plus with all the weight it has.
Nearly 4 million pounds of rocket fuel tends to do that.

If my guestimation is right, if it were to all go off at once it would the explosive equivalent to around 1/5 to 1/10 the power of the first atomic bombs used in WWII. And if it did go off all at once in a single giant explosion, some bits and pieces would reach orbit an awful lot sooner
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Old 03-17-2012, 09:13 AM   #17
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I havent, i bet thats even better. Ill have to youtube that to see if they have any videos of it
Trust me. You'll like it.
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Old 03-17-2012, 09:16 AM   #18
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Nearly 4 million pounds of rocket fuel tends to do that.
Plus with the 7,000,000 lbs of thrust.
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Old 03-17-2012, 09:17 AM   #19
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Next time in down in FL ill make sure to stop there. Ive always been fascinated with the space shuttle or anything space related. Im always watching tons of stuff on netflix about the cosmos or space
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Old 03-17-2012, 09:22 AM   #20
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Next time in down in FL ill make sure to stop there. Ive always been fascinated with the space shuttle or anything space related. Im always watching tons of stuff on netflix about the cosmos or space
If you go in late 2013, you'll be lucky enough to see Space Shuttle Atlantis in person. Her exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens summer of 2013.
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Old 03-17-2012, 09:30 AM   #21
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If you go in late 2013, you'll be lucky enough to see Space Shuttle Atlantis in person. Her exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens summer of 2013.
Very cool!! i havent been to the Kennedy Space Center since i was like 6.. and im 24 now lol. Last thing i can remember was the Saturn 5 rocket i believe.. and that the space shuttle blasts off and makes lots of noise
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Old 03-17-2012, 10:17 AM   #22
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Wow...that's all I can say. Cool vid, thanks for sharing.
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Old 03-17-2012, 11:02 AM   #23
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Some of the sounds are just plain eerie. Wicked cool though.
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Old 03-24-2012, 11:41 PM   #24
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If you go in late 2013, you'll be lucky enough to see Space Shuttle Atlantis in person. Her exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens summer of 2013.
Hell, one's going to end up in New York for some strange reason. That'd be closer to Jersey than Florida.


Still pissed Houston didn't get one.
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Old 03-25-2012, 12:02 AM   #25
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Hell, one's going to end up in New York for some strange reason. That'd be closer to Jersey than Florida.


Still pissed Houston didn't get one.
True. But I think he wants to see an actual orbiter, not a test vehicle. I agree with you on the New York thing. I honestly don't see what New York did to deserve one.

Heck, Houston deserved one 1,000 times more than New York did. Not only was Houston the control of each Space Shuttle mission, but both Space Shuttle Challenger and Columbia disasters got all their astronauts from Houston.
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Old 03-25-2012, 12:24 AM   #26
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I wonder if the video was by GoPro? Hmmmmm......
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