A.k.a. an AmeriKan newspaper.
"Atlantis makes final docking with space station; Crews celebrate last-of-its-kind shuttle moment" July 11, 2011|By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - This historic voyage - the 135th in 30 years of shuttle flight....
And last.
NASA is getting out of the launching-to-orbit business, giving Atlantis, Endeavour, and Discovery to museums, so it can start working on human trips to asteroids and Mars. Private US companies will pick up the more mundane job of space station delivery runs and, still several years out, astronaut ferry flights.
The orbit is out of control with that media spin!!
Then what is with the breaking news and TV coverage?
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden stressed in an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union’’ program yesterday that the United States will remain the world leader in space exploration, even after the shuttles stop flying.
“I would encourage the American public to listen to the president,’’ Bolden said. “The president has set the goals: an asteroid in 2025, Mars in 2030. I can’t get any more definitive than that.’’
I guess space must make you delusional.
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I'm glad I'm on the ground, readers:
"Atlantis drops off supplies to outpost; Shuttle crew leaves food and clothing" July 12, 2011|Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The International Space Station got a year’s worth of groceries in a giant shopping cart yesterday, courtesy of the astronauts on NASA’s final shuttle flight....
The astronauts got a triple dose of good news yesterday.
NASA added an extra day to Atlantis’ visit; the shuttle flight will now last 13 days....
And there’s no longer any threat from a piece of menacing space junk....
And on earth the pos propaganda papers are also fading.
Space junk is said to be the No. 1 threat facing the space station in the coming decade. More than 500,000 pieces of orbiting debris are being tracked, according to NASA. Two weeks ago, the space station residents had to seek shelter in their lifeboats when a piece of junk came within 1,100 feet - the closest encounter yet.
In another bit of welcome news, a critical shuttle computer was back up and running normally again after being knocked offline just before Sunday’s linkup....
NASA wants the space station well-stocked for the looming post-shuttle era. Private companies are working on rockets and spacecraft to deliver cargo but that is still months away....
Or else we will have to hitch rides with the Russians.
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Also see: Slow Saturday Special: Sayonara Space Shuttle
I believe I can fly....
