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Technologic
20-02-2008, 06:33 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7254675.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7250000/newsid_7254400/7254482.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1

Must be fun to fly them things
Jamesy
20-02-2008, 06:42 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7254675.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7250000/newsid_7254400/7254482.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1

Must be fun to fly them things


I'm sure the Challenger crew was thinking that when this happened :rolleyes:

http://www.ourtimelines.com/hist/challexp.jpg
Moh
20-02-2008, 07:00 PM
Its amazing how they can land them things :p
Jamesy
20-02-2008, 07:02 PM
Its amazing how they can land them things :p

Not really.
Wootzeh
20-02-2008, 08:01 PM
It really is, the speed they're going at before coming into land and the fact that their accuracy is always spot on.
Moh
20-02-2008, 08:10 PM
It really is, the speed they're going at before coming into land and the fact that their accuracy is always spot on.
Except in the film "The Core".

When they are landing, does it get very hot in the *Where ever they sit*
Jamesy
20-02-2008, 08:48 PM
It really is, the speed they're going at before coming into land and the fact that their accuracy is always spot on.

I always thought the fact we got to the moon in 1969, with less computing power in the craft than in todays modern car was amazing.

Today you are amazed by a space shuttle landed with a bloody super computer?
PaintYourTarget
20-02-2008, 08:49 PM
It returned to Earth, great, but in how many pieces?
jesus
20-02-2008, 10:00 PM
That video is actually amazing, it plunges to Earth dead quickly yet it's under full control.
Prick
20-02-2008, 10:46 PM
Lol what do you think they do when its fully landed and come to a halt?

grab their hand luggage and say goodbye to the crew?
Technologic
20-02-2008, 10:49 PM
Lol what do you think they do when its fully landed and come to a halt?

grab their hand luggage and say goodbye to the crew?
Lolol. I heard somewhere they have to sit around for a bit to let things cool down and some weird gases to go away.

I dunno
Moh
20-02-2008, 10:53 PM
Lolol. I heard somewhere they have to sit around for a bit to let things cool down and some weird gases to go away.

I dunno
Well the outside of the space shuttle will be how hot? They will have to let it cool down :p
They can't just poor cold water over it.

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