Wasn't Edwards AFB "lunched" by a famous mountain and his small wooden wife?

/not obscure

Apollo 13 is on AMC right now. If you missed it, I hear they are reshowing it on CNN, FoxNews, HN, MSNBC, NBC, FOX, ABC, and CBS later today.

Does this mean I will hear the sonic boom?

/Burbank

I'm looking forward to a nice sonic boom in an hour!

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Once again, I'd like to thank Verizon FIOS for including the NASA channel with its bloc of cable access channels.

Godspeed, or Machspeed to you, Atlantis crew.

I like that huge compass they etched into the ground at Edwards.

/compass

ZombieCohagen: Does this mean I will hear the sonic boom?

/Burbank

Yes.

Headline makes it sound like some emergency. It's diverted due to weather. Big freakin' deal. Shuttle landings are no more of a news item that shuttle launchings, save for those times when they explode. There's nothing about this that leads one to suspect Atlantis will blow up.

Lorelle: I'm looking forward to a nice sonic boom in an hour!

William F. Guile can help you with that.

DEVELOPING: Shuttle Atlantis diverted to Edwards AFB in California; landing scheduled for 8:39am Pacific time

so, everybody panic?

i mean,

EVERYBODY PANIC?!?!?

I really, really detest headlines that begin with "BREAKING" or "DEVELOPING". Like every other Digg headline...

1 hour from now

Unknown_Poltroon: please dont crash

I don't think that's a concern. They're only diverting it to Edwards because the storm system over Kennedy won't clear up by tomorrow, which is when the shuttle runs out of supplies.

This is pretty cool. I live in California so I will get to hear the sonic boom. (You too Burbank ZombieCohagen) I wish I had time to drive out to Edwards and watch the landing.

/Yay Boom!

The shuttle is landing in California?

Someone check if Madagascar closed their port!

Live tracking map with telemetry data:

Link

I was thinking more in the line of White Sands or Honolulu.

why is this story on FARK?
It is legitimate news. People like to watch it go overhead, some can rush out to see it land. It is good to know why the sonic boom. Explain.

swahnhennessy: Headline makes it sound like some emergency. It's diverted due to weather. Big freakin' deal. Shuttle landings are no more of a news item that shuttle launchings, save for those times when they explode. There's nothing about this that leads one to suspect Atlantis will blow up.

We're not worried about the weather. we're worried about the 21-inch scratch on the belly of the orbiter, which NASA says "won't be a problem"

Funk Brothers: I was thinking more in the line of White Sands or Honolulu.

White Sands is closed.

PPL_Wannabe: Live tracking map with telemetry data:

Link

Very nice. Bookmarked.

"1426 GMT (10:26 a.m. EDT)
A "slightly high" drain line temperature reported on APU 2. Mission Control just told the crew that no action is required."




/Too soon?

Well, it means no Space Donuts for NASA employees for at least a month because it will suck about $2 million out of the budget to transfer the shuttle from Edwards to KSC.

Jinx put Max in space! Jinx can get Max back!

PPL_Wannabe:

Excellent site, and thank you!

PPL_Wannabe: Live tracking map with telemetry data:

Link

Sweet.

Already coming down.

why do they bother trying to land in florida when it's spring/summer? and then when they see there's thunderstorms all week they still delay landing day after day until they can't anymore and go to edwards. Just decide to go to edwards earlier :P

bulldg4life: Apollo 13 is on AMC right now. If you missed it, I hear they are reshowing it on CNN, FoxNews, HN, MSNBC, NBC, FOX, ABC, and CBS later today.

I occasionally show it in the Apollo FCR (MOCR 2). I hit play on the DVD player when Gene Kranz tells me to.

/I'm flipping you the bird right now.

I think I'll fry up seven pieces of bacon for breakfast!

wademh: why is this story on FARK?
It is legitimate news. People like to watch it go overhead, some can rush out to see it land. It is good to know why the sonic boom. Explain.

sonic boom is made when air like hands clap to good music or awesome football play. there are two maybe three different wind which hit.

mark12A: Well, it means no Space Donuts for NASA employees for at least a month because it will suck about $2 million out of the budget to transfer the shuttle from Edwards to KSC.

Old data. Inflation etc., hence the long wait.

maxheck: PPL_Wannabe:

Excellent site, and thank you!

Gsm136: PPL_Wannabe: Live tracking map with telemetry data:

Link

Sweet.

Already coming down.

Hey assholes, you FARKED that link for me.

Many thanks, PPL_Wannabe. I've been bouncing the TV channels trying to find coverage of this, so glad for the link.

/in Chatsworth, looking forward to her first sonic boom in years

almandot: why do they bother trying to land in florida when it's spring/summer? and then when they see there's thunderstorms all week they still delay landing day after day until they can't anymore and go to edwards. Just decide to go to edwards earlier :P

It saves a lot of time to land in Florida.

I used to love traveling out to Edwards to watch it land.

Roy Batty:

:P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

RoyBatty: Hey assholes, you FARKED that link for me.

Blame your shiatty PC or your shiatty connection. The link is working fine for those of us not living in the stone age.

swahnhennessy: Headline makes it sound like some emergency. It's diverted due to weather. Big freakin' deal. Shuttle landings are no more of a news item that shuttle launchings, save for those times when they explode. There's nothing about this that leads one to suspect Atlantis will blow up.

Naw, the one launch explosion was only a big deal because like almost every kid in America was watching it because a teacher was onboard. The poor little snowflakes who were not allowed to own pets learned about death that day. The other explosion doesn't count as a launch accident as it assploded when attempting to land. And even that was successful as it did land, from one end of Texas all the way to Florida.

almandot: why do they bother trying to land in florida when it's spring/summer? and then when they see there's thunderstorms all week they still delay landing day after day until they can't anymore and go to edwards. Just decide to go to edwards earlier :P

$2 million of your money that they are trying to save.

PPL_Wannabe

EXCELLENT, ... works FINE for me

Roy STFU and GBTW

/kidding, ... just try again

Why is this important? Seriously I want to know.

Peki: Many thanks, PPL_Wannabe. I've been bouncing the TV channels trying to find coverage of this, so glad for the link.

/in Chatsworth, looking forward to her first sonic boom in years

When I lived in Winnetka, used to enjoy the double boom. Now that I live in Oregon, closest thing to that sound is some red neck cleaning his gun.

7 Minutes till entry interface

**awaiting video links**

thankyouverymuch

JuicyJ: Why is this important? Seriously I want to know.

Because science is a good thing? Because another shuttle accident would be a major blow to NASA and our national frame of mind, already shaky due to the economy.

Oh, and there are human beings up there, with families and friends who are waiting to see them safely home.

eggi541: When I lived in Winnetka, used to enjoy the double boom. Now that I live in Oregon, closest thing to that sound is some red neck cleaning his gun.

Followed closely by sirens, no doubt, as the redneck will have shot himself in the leg or some such. I used to live in Arkansas, so I know very well the sounds of rednecks cleaning guns.

RiverRat: **awaiting video links**

thankyouverymuch

Link (new window)

OMFG IT"S FLYING BACKWARDS!1111

I just want to tell you good luck, we're all counting on you.