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Dawn spacecraft to blast off Sunday on mission to 2 asteroids
AP on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 7/5/07 | Alicia Chang - ap

Posted on 07/05/2007 12:40:25 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

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1 posted on 07/05/2007 12:40:26 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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Dawn Spacecraft Prepares for Launch July 8, 2007

http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/


2 posted on 07/05/2007 12:41:06 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
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To: NormsRevenge

I hope the research includes finding ways to keep one these suckers from whacking the earth.


3 posted on 07/05/2007 12:44:14 PM PDT by AU72
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To: AU72

That should keep the Klingons off Uranus.


4 posted on 07/05/2007 12:45:08 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: NormsRevenge

I think it’s silly to talk about the asteroid belt and learning about the solar system’s origins. Silly. It’s obvious the asteroid belt and Oort cloud of comets are the remains of an exploded planet. One half of Mercury is as smooth as a baby’s butt, and the other half is pock-marked by impacts— consistent with a sudden explosion. It would also explain where Mars’ atmosphere and water went.


5 posted on 07/05/2007 12:45:20 PM PDT by Bladerunnuh
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To: NormsRevenge

Bruce Willis on either of the flights?


6 posted on 07/05/2007 12:45:49 PM PDT by joonbug
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To: NormsRevenge

I hope it goes. If not the launch will be delayed for months in order to get the next Mars probe launched within it’s window.


7 posted on 07/05/2007 12:46:15 PM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
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The weather looks like a mixed bag at this point..

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=cape+canaveral%2Cfl


8 posted on 07/05/2007 12:49:12 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
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To: joonbug

No Bruce on this mission, one of these days maybe, after he cranks out another DieHard. ;-)


9 posted on 07/05/2007 12:50:35 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Hopefully they’ll remember to reconcile the measurement units and calibrate the camera focus before launch this time.

Ceresly...


10 posted on 07/05/2007 12:50:45 PM PDT by Jack of all Trades (Liberalism: replacing backbones with wishbones.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Well then, he could be on the mission cuz the latest die hard is in theatres. I think.


11 posted on 07/05/2007 12:54:57 PM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: saganite

Just saw it yesterday, they blow’d a lot of stuff up, lots of good special effects,, even slipped a JSF F-35 in at the end,, I’ll give it a thumb and half for entertainment value, they hammed it up a bit, to say the least.


12 posted on 07/05/2007 12:57:12 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
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To: NormsRevenge

They’ve got until July 11th so barring another technical glitch they should be able to find a good weather day in that time.


13 posted on 07/05/2007 12:57:20 PM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
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.. they should be able to find a good weather day in that time.

I sure hope so.. I hope Daytona is dry Saturday Night too. Pepsi 400. :-)


14 posted on 07/05/2007 12:59:24 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
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To: NormsRevenge

I hope Daytona is dry Saturday Night too. Pepsi 400. :-)

Me too. Newman needs to win one.


15 posted on 07/05/2007 1:00:49 PM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: NormsRevenge
And the best part is you don't have to wake up early to see it!

Sunday's launch window will extend from 4:04 to 4:33 p.m. EDT

16 posted on 07/05/2007 1:06:06 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Brian J. Marotta, 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, (1948-2007) Rest In Peace, our FRiend)
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To: KevinDavis

ping


17 posted on 07/05/2007 1:06:49 PM PDT by nuke rocketeer
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18 posted on 07/05/2007 1:28:22 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: NormsRevenge

New headline:

“...and everything went fine till they accidently bumped one and now it’s on a earthward-plunging orbit...”


19 posted on 07/05/2007 1:29:24 PM PDT by baclava
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To: Jeff Head

Someone’s been reading your novel ping.


20 posted on 07/05/2007 1:42:44 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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