Comments on: The Shuttle's last flight http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Labbit http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397897 Labbit Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397897  Theighties!  (and theventies)  Theighties!  (and theventies)

]]> By: gregarious http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397792 gregarious Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397792 If it's going to Dulles, they should repurpose it as a people mover. If it’s going to Dulles, they should repurpose it as a people mover.

]]> By: David http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397601 David Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397601 Sad day really.  Fifty years ago I met John Glenn when as a schoolboy I saw him at our local museum, as he did a tour with his space-craft.  His signature on one of the bits of jotter paper is a treasure.  Now fifty years later I see the mission over, and America lofted into space by the Russians, and unable to fly her own astronaughts.   Sad day really.  Fifty years ago I met John Glenn when as a schoolboy I saw him at our local museum, as he did a tour with his space-craft.  His signature on one of the bits of jotter paper is a treasure.  Now fifty years later I see the mission over, and America lofted into space by the Russians, and unable to fly her own astronaughts.  

]]> By: MrEricSir http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397595 MrEricSir Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397595 Or maybe not -- the "last" flight of the Enterprise turned out not to be its last. Or maybe not — the “last” flight of the Enterprise turned out not to be its last.

]]> By: realityhater http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397551 realityhater Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397551 agree , NEW YORK WTF ?   no space shuttle ever landed in the river....... but I guess it will be a damn good tourist attraction per capita...... agree , NEW YORK WTF ?   no space shuttle ever landed in the river……. but I guess it will be a damn good tourist attraction per capita……

]]> By: benenglish http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397493 benenglish Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397493  OK, fine, agreed.  But the fact that New York got one and Houston didn't is just plain idiotic.  I still can't believe it.  OK, fine, agreed.  But the fact that New York got one and Houston didn’t is just plain idiotic.  I still can’t believe it.

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397478 SomeGuyNamedMark Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397478 No way, Air and Space Museum is where it belongs. No way, Air and Space Museum is where it belongs.

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397475 SomeGuyNamedMark Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397475 So it has gone full circle it seems.   I remember as a kid seeing the test flights with a shuttle bolted to a airliner just like this.  Now it is ending its life the way it started. So it has gone full circle it seems.   I remember as a kid seeing the test flights with a shuttle bolted to a airliner just like this.  Now it is ending its life the way it started.

]]> By: benenglish http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397463 benenglish Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397463 That's one plane I'd like to hijack.  And fly it to Houston.  WHERE IT DAMN WELL OUGHT TO BE GOING! That’s one plane I’d like to hijack.  And fly it to Houston.  WHERE IT DAMN WELL OUGHT TO BE GOING!

]]> By: x jeremy jarratt http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397460 x jeremy jarratt Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397460 Helicopters of course being the larval stage of scramjets. Helicopters of course being the larval stage of scramjets.

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397453 niktemadur Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397453 <i>"...and that's where helicopters come from."</i> Just a little tweak in the narration, "that's where <b>scramjets</b> come from." “…and that’s where helicopters come from.”

Just a little tweak in the narration, “that’s where scramjets come from.”

]]> By: x jeremy jarratt http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397443 x jeremy jarratt Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397443 I keep expecting to hear David Attenborough in voice-over, telling us all about this strange mating ritual. Although in my head he beguilingly ends with "...and that's where helicopters come from." I keep expecting to hear David Attenborough in voice-over, telling us all about this strange mating ritual. Although in my head he beguilingly ends with “…and that’s where helicopters come from.”

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397435 niktemadur Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397435 "Working at the car wash, working at the car wash, yeah! Come on and... whoa, WTF!" “Working at the car wash,
working at the car wash, yeah!
Come on and… whoa, WTF!”

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397431 niktemadur Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397431 Tang, of course!  As an <i>hors d'oeuvre</i>, how about asparagus with a butter and garlic glaze, wrapped in prosciutto... sucked out of a tube of toothpaste. Tang, of course!  As an hors d’oeuvre, how about asparagus with a butter and garlic glaze, wrapped in prosciutto… sucked out of a tube of toothpaste.

]]> By: WillieNelsonMandela http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397380 WillieNelsonMandela Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397380 I'd like to raise a glass of Tang and propose a toast to the mighty metal steed! May you find the relaxation you deserve after logging 148 million miles on your hull. Happy retirement! I’d like to raise a glass of Tang and propose a toast to the mighty metal steed! May you find the relaxation you deserve after logging 148 million miles on your hull. Happy retirement!

]]> By: Mark Dow http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397258 Mark Dow Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397258 Nice photo, looks good over-saturated. Nice photo, looks good over-saturated.

]]> By: Dr Benway http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397257 Dr Benway Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397257 P.S. Reminds me of when I saw the same thing so long ago when the Enterprise fly over the area on its way to Dulles. P.S. Reminds me of when I saw the same thing so long ago when the Enterprise fly over the area on its way to Dulles.

]]> By: Dr Benway http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397254 Dr Benway Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397254 Sitting at home, working (for NASA, btw), and scan news. "Oh right, today is the day the shuttle flies over the area." Hear engines roar. Run outside to see the shuttle and its 747 fly right over my house. Excellent timing. Best was hearing all the kids at the elementary yelling to look at it! Sitting at home, working (for NASA, btw), and scan news. “Oh right, today is the day the shuttle flies over the area.” Hear engines roar. Run outside to see the shuttle and its 747 fly right over my house. Excellent timing. Best was hearing all the kids at the elementary yelling to look at it!

]]> By: glatt1 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397248 glatt1 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397248 I was going to go watch this from the roof, but there was a big pack of people waiting for the elevator.  So I walked down the hall to a empty conference room, and saw it 10 seconds later.  I would have missed it if I waited for the elevator. I was going to go watch this from the roof, but there was a big pack of people waiting for the elevator.  So I walked down the hall to a empty conference room, and saw it 10 seconds later.  I would have missed it if I waited for the elevator.

]]> By: realityhater http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397245 realityhater Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397245 this one too- don't have the name or I would credit them........ this one too- don’t have the name or I would credit them……..

]]> By: realityhater http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397240 realityhater Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397240 co worker up north snapped this incredible  shot !   its kinda scary how low it appears co worker up north snapped this incredible  shot !   its kinda scary how low it appears

]]> By: Bevatron Repairman http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397238 Bevatron Repairman Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397238 I hope they keep restoration to an absolute minimum.  Discovery should be displayed with all the weathering she earned. I hope they keep restoration to an absolute minimum.  Discovery should be displayed with all the weathering she earned.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397230 Guest Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397230 Thanks 1980s! (and 70's) Thanks 1980s! (and 70′s)

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397215 awjt Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397215 That thing is dirrrrty!  Time for a bath! That thing is dirrrrty!  Time for a bath!

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397214 EH Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397214 A total bookend. I remember as a child marveling at a) a plane being carried on top of another plane, and b) that tailcone.  And dig the tailets on the Daddy plane! A total bookend. I remember as a child marveling at a) a plane being carried on top of another plane, and b) that tailcone. 

And dig the tailets on the Daddy plane!

]]> By: tempbot http://boingboing.net/2012/04/17/the-shuttles-last-flight.html#comment-1397210 tempbot Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=155093#comment-1397210 I can see the pixels. I can see the pixels.

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