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This weeks Sci-Fi Thread: Tues: 10/9 - Jericho - CBS Thurs: 9/8 - Lost - ABC Sat: 9/8 - Torchwood -- BBC America

This weeks Sci-Fi Thread: Mon: 8/7 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles -- Fox (Season Finale) Tues: 10/9 - Jericho - CBS Thurs: 9/8 - Lost - ABC Fri: 10/9 - Stargate Atlantis - SciFi Channel (Season Finale) Sat: 9/8 - Torchwood -- BBC America

Well it was a good mission which means nothing went wrong knowing how the media tends to make a mountain out of a molehill when it comes to NASA.

First Landing Opportunity: Wed., Feb. 20, 9:07 a.m EST Kennedy Space Center The crew members of space shuttle Atlantis spent Tuesday getting ready for their return home and the end of the STS-122 mission. The STS-122 astronauts set up the recumbent seat for Mission Specialist Daniel Tani, who joined the crew of Atlantis on the International Space Station. The recumbent seat is a special seat designed to reduce the stress of gravity on those who have spent long periods of time in the weightless environment of space. Tani served as Expedition 16 flight engineer for almost four months. He was...

I saw not only Atlantis and the International Space Station flyover my neighborhood tonight, but I also saw the spy satellite scheduled for missile destruction on Thursday/ Michelle Obama, eat your heart out. This is one proud American.

Mon: 9/8 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles -- Fox Tues: 10/9 - Jericho - CBS Thurs: 9/8 - Lost - ABC Fri: 10/9 - Stargate Atlantis - SciFi Channel Sat: 9/8 - Torchwood -- BBC America

This is the official thread of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Hydrocarbons -- molecules critical to life -- are being generated by the simple interaction of seawater with the rocks under the Lost City hydrothermal vent field in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. Being able to produce building blocks of life makes Lost City-like vents even stronger contenders as places where life might have originated on Earth, according to Giora Proskurowski and Deborah Kelley, two authors of a paper in the Feb. 1 Science. Researchers have ruled out carbon from the biosphere as a component of the hydrocarbons in Lost City vent fluids. Hydrocarbons, molecules with various combinations of hydrogen and carbon...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The space shuttle Atlantis is tentatively set to launch February 7 on a mission to the International Space Station carrying the European lab Columbus, NASA said. "The team did a great job to isolate where (the cutting engine sensor) failure were (so that) the failure would not occur again," Bill Gerstenmayer, deputy administrator for space programs told reporters Wednesday. Gerstenmayer said that as "we head for the 7th of February for launch and we continue to follow the radiator retract hose over the next couple of days; there is a lot of work out to be done...

Underwater city could be revealed Sonar, underwater camera and scanning equipment will be used Britain's own underwater "Atlantis" could be revealed for the first time with hi-tech underwater cameras. Marine archaeologist Stuart Bacon and Professor David Sear, of the University of Southampton, will explore the lost city of Dunwich, off the Suffolk coast. Dunwich gradually disappeared into the sea because of coastal erosion. "It's about the application of new technology to investigate Britain's Atlantis, then to give this information to the public," Professor Sear said. Mr Bacon, director of the Suffolk Underwater Studies, first located the debris of the lost...

This weeks sci-fi thread: Sun: 8/7 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Tonight Only) -- Fox Mon: 9/8 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Normal Time) -- Fox Fri: 8/7 - Flash Gordon - SciFi Channel 10/9 - Stargate Atlantis - SciFi Channel

New National Geographic/Zelitsky Expedition to Cuba "Underwater City" Site Planned-- Page 27 By Hernán Casares Camera Thanks to: Donald Raab The Russian-Canadian oceanographer Paulina Zelitsky reveals that likely, next autumn, between October and November, she will lead a new expedition, from the Port of Progress, to finish the work that could not be concluded last year at the suspected site of a lost underwater city near Cuba; to map the area and to make a hi-resolution film of the location. National Geographic will finance most of the trip. For several months the team has been readying a specially equipped ship...

MMT decide to try for a Sunday launch attempt for STS-122 The Mission Management Team (MMT) have concluded their meeting on flight rationale for proceeding with the launch of Shuttle Atlantis on STS-122, deciding to make a launch attempt on Sunday at 3:21pm Eastern, in a one minute launch window. The main reason for waiting an extra day would be to finalize Flight Controller procedures for watching the tank closely during ascent, in the event of ECO (Engine Cut Off) sensors were deemed unreliable. The launch could be delayed longer if those procedures are not finalized.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA called off Thursday's launch of space shuttle Atlantis after detecting problems with fuel gauges in the shuttle's external tank.

This the official Space Shuttle Launch live thread.. Note, there is a former professional football player...

NASA managers today cleared the shuttle Atlantis and its crew for blastoff Dec. 6 on a long-awaited flight to attach the European Space Agency's Columbus research lab to the international space station. With commander Steve Frick and pilot Alan Poindexter at the controls, Atlantis is scheduled to lift off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 4:31:44 p.m. next Thursday, roughly the moment when Earth's rotation carries the launch pad into the plane of the space station's orbit. "We have had three outstanding flights of the space shuttle so far this year and we're looking forward to a...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA moved space shuttle Atlantis to its seaside launch pad on Saturday ahead of a planned early December mission to get Europe's first permanent space laboratory into orbit. Riding on top of a 3,000-ton Apollo-era crawler transporter, Atlantis left the Kennedy Space Center's massive assembly building before dawn. The 3.8-mile trek took about five hours. For a change, NASA has time to spare in its campaign to prepare the shuttle for the three-day launch countdown beginning on December 3. Whether the International Space Station will be ready for Atlantis' arrival is another question. Station commander...

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Mon: 9/8 Heroes --> NBC Tue: 9/8 Eureka --> SciFi Channel (Season Finale) 9/8 Reeper --> CW Wed: 9/8 - Bionic Woman --> NBC Fri: 8/7 Dr Who --> SciFi Channel (Season Finale) 9/8 Moonlight --> CBS 9/8 Flash Gordon --> SciFi Channel 10/9 Stargate Atlantis --> SciFi Channel Sat: 9/8 Torchwood --> BBC America

Sun: 9/8 The 4400 --> USA Network Mon: 9/8 Heroes --> NBC Tue: 9/8 Eureka --> SciFi Channel Fri: 8/7 Dr Who --> SciFi Channel 9/8 Flash Gordon --> SciFi Channel 10/9 Stargate Atlantis --> SciFi Channel Sat: 9/8 Torchwood --> BBC America

A researcher investigating underwater rock formations off the coast of Japan believes they are the remnants of an Asian equivalent of Atlantis — an ancient civilisation swallowed up by the ocean. Marine geologist Masaaki Kimura says he has identified the ruins of a city off the coast of Yonaguni Island on the southwestern tip of Japan. He has worked for decades to prove the rocks found by scuba diving tourists in 1985 are from an ancient city, which he says may have sparked the fable of Mu — a Pacific equivalent of the tale of the lost city of Atlantis....

This week in Sci-Fi: Sun: 9/8 The 4400 --> USA Network Tue: 9/8 Eureka --> SciFi Channel

Greece is the word for volcanoesA local professor is studying the ancient eruption of Thera By Helen Altonn haltonn@starbulletin.com Floyd McCoy, Windward Community College professor of geology and oceanography, hopes during a year and a half in Greece to resolve the "hugely controversial" question of when the Thera volcano erupted. He will investigate the Mediterranean's largest volcanic eruption in history as a Fulbright scholar. McCoy has spent the past 20 years studying geological evidence of the Late Bronze Age eruption of Thera volcano that led to the end of the Minoan culture on the island of Santorini. Geophysicists say the...

EDWARDS AFB - Technical issues delayed Saturday's scheduled departure of Space Shuttle Atlantis from NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. Shuttle officials said technicians ran into difficulty while mounting the shuttle atop the modified 747 that will ferry it to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis had been "soft-mated" on three supports atop the jet Friday night, but problems with alignment slowed the final lock-down of the connections. "Engineers and technicians are meeting to discuss their options for completing the mounting of the shuttle to the 747," a statement from NASA Dryden said. The joined vehicles could depart as early as...

Let try it again.. The first landing attempt will be at the cape at 2:18 pm est at the Cape. Details of the launch can be found at Spaceflightnow.com.

Well it was a good mission despite the minor setback... The Shuttle will be landing at the Cape at 1:54 pm edt. Details about the landing can be viewed here at Spaceflightnow

This week in Sci-Fi: Sun: 9/8 The 4400 --> USA Network Fri: 8/7 Stargate Sg1 -- SciFi Series Finale!!!!! 9/8 Stargate Atlantis -- SciFi Season Finale!!!!! 10/9 Painkiller Jane -- SciFi I guess it is the season finale...

(CBS) PALATINE- When a new mom in Palatine went to check her baby monitor recently, she saw a picture that was literally out of this world. CBS 2's Alita Guillen reports that instead of hearing the coos of her baby boy, it was more like “Hello mission control.” Natalie Meilinger regularly keeps a close eye on 3-and-a-half-month-old jack. A baby video monitor sits just a few feet from his crib, capturing images of him sleeping. That is, until this week, when those images went from Jack’s room to outer space. “I'm going why am I picking up NASA or the...

Fri: 8/7 Stargate Sg1 -- SciFi 9/8 Stargate Atlantis -- SciFi 10/9 Painkiller Jane -- SciFi

Atlantis Astronauts Inspect Shuttle Heat ShieldTariq Malik Staff Writer SPACE.com 37 minutes ago A torn insulation blanket (upper right) on the port side of the Shuttle Atlantis is shown in this video grab from the orbiter's end effector camera during a survey of the spacecraft's thermal protection system June 8, 2007. (NASA TV/Reuters) Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis scanned their spacecraft's heat shield for any signs of damage Saturday as they continue on course towards the International Space Station (ISS). Atlantis launched into orbit late Friday on a planned 11-day construction mission to the orbital laboratory. Commanded by veteran shuttle...

MELBOURNE, Fla. — A union representing 570 space shuttle program workers at the Kennedy Space Center voted to strike Saturday, less than a week before the planned launch of the shuttle Atlantis. The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, which represents the United Space Alliance employees, rejected the company's contract offer Saturday morning, Florida Today reported. United Space Alliance spokeswoman Tracy Yates said the union could strike as early as June 10, two days after NASA officials plan to launch Atlantis. "The bottom line is, a strike would not affect the next launch or the next one after that,"...

Fri: 8/7 Stargate Sg1 -- SciFi 9/8 Stargate Atlantis -- SciFi 10/9 Painkiller Jane -- SciFi

Fri: 8/7 Stargate Sg1 -- SciFi 9/8 Stargate Atlantis -- SciFi 10/9 Painkiller Jane -- SciFi

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This weeks Sci-Fi thread: Mon: 8/7 Heros -- NBC Wed: 8/7 Jericho -- CBS Fri: 8/7 Stargate Sg1 -- SciFi 9/8 Stargate Atlantis -- SciFi 10/9 Painkiller Jane -- SciFi

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Last Updated: Friday, 20 April 2007, 08:05 GMT 09:05 UK The wave that destroyed Atlantis By Harvey Lilley BBC Timewatch The legend of Atlantis, the country that disappeared under the sea, may be more than just a myth. Research on the Greek island of Crete suggests Europe's earliest civilisation was destroyed by a giant tsunami. Video reconstruction of the tsunami Until about 3,500 years ago, a spectacular ancient civilisation was flourishing in the Eastern Mediterranean. The ancient Minoans were building palaces, paved streets and sewers, while most Europeans were still living in primitive huts. But around 1500BC the people who...

This weeks Sci-Fi Listing: Sun: 9/8 - Dresden Files --> Sci-Fi Channel Wed: 8/7 - Jericho --> CBS Fri: 8/7 - Stargate SG1 --> Sci-Fi Channel 9/8 - Stargate Atlantis --> Sci-Fi Channel 10/8 - Painkiller Jane --> Sci-Fi Channel

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has pushed back the launch of space shuttle Atlantis until at least early June so that technicians can finish repairing its hail-damaged fuel tank, officials said Tuesday. The new launch date was set for no earlier than June 8 — a nearly three-month delay for the first shuttle mission of the year. NASA had been trying to decide whether to finish repairing the tank and use it for Atlantis' mission or swap it out with another tank. But NASA managers said they were pleased with the progress of repairs that already have been made. "We...

This weeks Sci-Fi Listing: Sun: 9/8 Dresden Files (Season Finale) --> Sci-Fi Channel Wed: 8/7 Jericho --> CBS Fri: 7/6 SPECIAL: BEHIND THE MYTHOLOGY OF STARGATE --> Sci-Fi Channel 8/7 Stargate Sg1 --> Sci-Fi Channel 9/8 Stargate Atlantis --> Sci-Fi Channel 10/9 Painkiller Jane --> Sci-Fi Channel

Earth's Crust Missing In Mid-Atlantic"Scientists have discovered a large area thousands of square kilometers in extent in the middle of the Atlantic where the Earth’s crust appears to be missing. Instead, the mantle - the deep interior of the Earth, normally covered by crust many kilometers thick - is exposed on the seafloor, 3000m below the surface." Click to Read More About Missing Crust Could the event that caused this huge section of crust to go missing have been responsible for the change in thermohaline circulation that occurred at the end of the period known as the "Younger Dryas" in...

A sudden, explosive thunderstorm Monday battered the shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank with wind-driven, golf ball-sized hail, causing extensive damage to the tank's protective foam insulation. NASA managers said today engineers will have to move the shuttle back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs, delaying launch on a space station assembly mission from March 15 to late April. With wind gusts as high as 62 mph at launch complex 39A Monday, early estimates indicated some 7,000 visible hail dings or blemishes in the orange insulation, mostly around the top of the external tank. John Chapman, external tank program manager...

These photos were sent to me via email. They originated from a friend of a friend who works at Fox News.Here's something that you don't see every day... The launch, as seen from the International Space Station. The International Space Station happened to be passing by The Cape when STS-115 was being launched in September. They are so spectacular I thought I'd create a thread to share them here. Enjoy.

Stargate executive producers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper are officially on the record regarding the third live-action television series, now in the early concept phase. The two talked about the new series in interviews at MGM's official Stargate Web site. "That's definitely in the works," Cooper told the site. "It's something the studio is very actively pursuing. We have a concept that we've come up with. ... We've talked at length with the studio about what the concept is for it." The idea currently on the plate could be turned into a feature film, Cooper noted. "We came up...