Final Space Shuttle Launch: We have liftoff!

[masterockets]

Due to budget cuts, we can no longer look for other life
damn you money

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[Qwepir]

the feed froze for me :/

It didn't freeze, look at the clouds.

[masterockets]

Where's the camera positioned at? I can't tell

[Night Fox]

Due to budget cuts, they can no longer do the coolest stuff humans have ever done!
I think they should have at least sent one last group to the moon. :c

[xxjpxx]

Its on the external tank pointing up at the bottom of the shuttle

[Qwepir]

Where's the camera positioned at? I can't tell

You're looking at the underbelly of the shuttle, I think.

Due to budget cuts, they can no longer do the coolest stuff humans have ever done!
I think they should have at least sent one last group to the moon. :c

This isn't the last manned mission to space, it's just the last shuttle mission.

[masterockets]

wait, they're just flying into space and going right back?

[Qwepir]

wait, they're just flying into space and going right back?

What? Where did you hear this?

[Qwepir]

There goes the fuel tank.
I wonder if we'll get to see it fall back to earth :o

[masterockets]

no, I'm just asking if that's all they're going to do

[Night Fox]

This isn't the last manned mission to space, it's just the last shuttle mission.

Oh.
So does that mean that they might/are going to send someone to the moon again.
I think we really need some new higher quality pictures and videos than what we could do before.

[Bisjac]

its technically a good thing.

nasa will become the office that oversees the space private sector. that will innovate way more then the government space programs do.
and the competition will speed things up, while keeping em cheep. while not using taxpayer money.

[xxjpxx]

wait, they're just flying into space and going right back?

The will dock with the space station, and add a new module. They probably will do other stuff as well.

[Qwepir]

no, I'm just asking if that's all they're going to do

Of course not, that would be a tremendous waste of money.

Oh.
So does that mean that they might/are going to send someone to the moon again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_and_future_lunar_missions

[masterockets]

Don't forget, in 2015 or something one of those shuttles are going to be on pluto