http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/04/space-shuttle-porn/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/04/space-shuttle-porn/#comment-19990 Waldo Jaquith Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:47:16 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=5595#comment-19990 I thought so, too -- thanks for that, Bubby! I thought so, too — thanks for that, Bubby!

]]> http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/04/space-shuttle-porn/#comment-19984 Tim McCormack Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:45:37 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=5595#comment-19984 Oh, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:STS-116_rocket_boosters_%28NASA_KSC-06PD-2794%29.jpg" rel="nofollow">Bubby appears to be correct</a>. I thought it was the other way around as well! Oh, and Bubby appears to be correct. I thought it was the other way around as well!

]]> http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/04/space-shuttle-porn/#comment-19981 Tim McCormack Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:36:37 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=5595#comment-19981 Wait, you mean you can't just go, "Hey, today's a beautiful day. I feel like going to space! Now where did I leave my EVA suit?" :-) Wait, you mean you can’t just go, “Hey, today’s a beautiful day. I feel like going to space! Now where did I leave my EVA suit?” :-)

]]> http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/04/space-shuttle-porn/#comment-19969 Bubby Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:50:55 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=5595#comment-19969 I think you mean the solid rocket boosters. The liquid fuel tank burns up on re-entry. A couple of years ago we were sailing down the east coast and crossed through the recovery area - about 30 miles off of St.Augustine. They were preparing to close the exclusion zone to ship traffic for a launch. There are a series of yellow platforms out there that have some function for the recovery operation, and I suppose to warn inattentive skippers. The thought of those monster rocket bodies dropping into the ocean was as outlandish as everything else about the space shuttle. I understand they tow them back to Canaveral. I think you mean the solid rocket boosters. The liquid fuel tank burns up on re-entry. A couple of years ago we were sailing down the east coast and crossed through the recovery area – about 30 miles off of St.Augustine. They were preparing to close the exclusion zone to ship traffic for a launch. There are a series of yellow platforms out there that have some function for the recovery operation, and I suppose to warn inattentive skippers. The thought of those monster rocket bodies dropping into the ocean was as outlandish as everything else about the space shuttle. I understand they tow them back to Canaveral.

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