Discovery Launch - United Bimmer Community

**komodo** · 07-27-2005, 02:17 AM

Anyone else watch the shuttle launch this morning?

Amazing footage. I've always been interested in nasa.

**dinanM6** · 07-27-2005, 02:21 AM

Ya the shots from the external fuel tank were amazing especially during seperation

**komodo** · 07-27-2005, 02:24 AM

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Ya the shots from the external fuel tank were amazing especially during seperation

I know... I was so impressed during that part how they had a camera mounted externally that had almost no vibration while moving through thick air at over 2,000 miles per hour.... and also sync'ing with a satellite at those speeds to transmit that image, so crisply. Very impressive.

**jrhaile** · 07-27-2005, 02:32 AM

NASA = Waste of money. What has NASA done for this country? These would be no NASA if it wasn't for German Scientist's after WW2. I think we've mastered the rocket by now... time to move on and spend our money on things that matter here at home.

**zeaq328i** · 07-27-2005, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jrhaile

NASA = Waste of money. What has NASA done for this country? These would be no NASA if it wasn't for German Scientist's after WW2. I think we've mastered the rocket by now... time to move on and spend our money on things that matter here at home.

.Yeah, Maybe use the money to help the homeless people,orphan etc....

**Torque** · 07-27-2005, 04:25 AM

Need Another Seven Astronauts.

**Dudesky** · 07-27-2005, 05:19 AM

Anyone that can possibly save our asses from asteroid and comet collisions is okay with me

**jrhaile** · 07-27-2005, 12:10 PM

Yeah, they're able to save our asses from a comet.. hmmm.. I doubt it. They can barely get a shuttle off the ground now without it exploding... Been doing this since the 50s/60s and they're still having problems.

witeshark · 07-27-2005, 12:29 PM

Hydrogen + oxygen rockets are so hard to make safe. Heh, it is rocket science

**jrhaile** · 07-27-2005, 12:35 PM

I agree 100% White. I just don't agree with spending billion's of dollars to explore another planet for the heck of it. Unless there is some hidden agenda that we don't know about, NASA will continue to be a huge waste of tax payer money. Kill NASA and take that money and pay off the national debt.

**komodo** · 07-27-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jrhaile

I agree 100% White. I just don't agree with spending billion's of dollars to explore another planet for the heck of it. Unless there is some hidden agenda that we don't know about, NASA will continue to be a huge waste of tax payer money. Kill NASA and take that money and pay off the national debt.

You do understand the national debt, right? It's a good thing to have. By having a debt that size and making payments and such, we develop credit with other nations and allow us to borrow more if needed. If we had no national debt, no other nations would trust us to loan money. It's a good thing.

DEATH2000 · 07-27-2005, 02:54 PM

^^^ not when ur national debt is in the TRILLIONS of dollars dude

**Dudesky** · 07-27-2005, 04:43 PM

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. . . I just don't agree with spending billion's of dollars to explore another planet for the heck of it.

Well I wouldn't go that far . . countless things we take for granted today were born from the space program. Flame retardant racing suits, for one

**Chris** · 07-27-2005, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jrhaile

NASA = Waste of money. What has NASA done for this country? These would be no NASA if it wasn't for German Scientist's after WW2. I think we've mastered the rocket by now... time to move on and spend our money on things that matter here at home.

if we would have mastered the rocket, the columbia crew wouldn't be dead.

**Chris** · 07-27-2005, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DEATH2000

^^^ not when ur national debt is in the TRILLIONS of dollars dude

harry raped the hell out of his Econ requirement..... i think he know's what he's talking about