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Spider 'attacks' Nasa space shuttle Atlantis
The Telegraph ^
| 12/13/07
| Megan Levy
Posted on 12/13/2007 8:18:21 PM PST by bruinbirdman
A giant spider has attacked the space shuttle Atlantis as it attempted to blast off into space.
At least, that's how it appeared when the inquisitive arachnid crawled onto Nasas launch camera at Cape Canaveral in Florida at the weekend.
Watch: Footage of the spider 'attack' on YouTube
For 26 seconds, the magnified beast could be seen on webcam appearing to take a bite out of the shuttles nose cone as it sat on the launch pad awaiting lift-off.
Then, just as abruptly as it appeared, the spider wandered off screen.
The Atlantis launch was eventually delayed although the eight-legged encounter was not to blame.
Faulty fuel tank sensors, a problem that has plagued Nasa since 2005, forced controllers to delay the mission until Jan 2 at the earliest.
The Atlantis and its crew of seven, including a German and a French astronaut, will eventually attempt to install a new laboratory on the International Space Station.
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12/13/2007 9:33:51 PM PST
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dr_lew
To: metmom; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
Be sure to check out the video in post #6.
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12/13/2007 10:21:32 PM PST
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Slings and Arrows
("Bush is destroying the solar system:The ice caps on Mars are shrinking too." --Right_Wing_Madman)
To: bruinbirdman
Obviously in cahoots with the giant mountain sucking fly.
Trend, ya think?
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12/13/2007 10:25:24 PM PST
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djf
(Holly is a noxious weed, Might as well "Deck the halls with Poison Ivy!")
To: bruinbirdman; mylife; lainie
"Everything sounds better on a stolen guitar,
you're messin with a spider from Mars."
David Bowie
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12/14/2007 12:19:36 AM PST
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Cheapskate
( Celebrate Sept.8 as Pajamatag , the day the pajamahadeem busted Dan Rather!!)
To: bruinbirdman
Oh No! Call Algore! Global warming has created giant spiders! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
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12/14/2007 12:37:04 AM PST
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hoagy62
(Happily watching the Left go full-goose bozo.)
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To: bruinbirdman
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12/14/2007 7:56:04 AM PST
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mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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12/14/2007 7:56:23 AM PST
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mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: bruinbirdman
greatest moster-movie poster since the early 60's
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12/14/2007 8:36:30 AM PST
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jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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What’s really ironically funny about this is that one of the Atlantis astronauts, Leland Melvin, is a University of Richmond alumnus. What is UR’s nickname? The SPIDERS of course!
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12/14/2007 2:44:43 PM PST
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Batman11
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P.O.E.
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