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TNT1
September 29th, 2010, 05:12 AM
Dunno about you lot, but I thought this was an awesome pic.

http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images/large/2010-1674.jpg

(warning, it's huge...)

Ctrl-Alt-F1
September 29th, 2010, 05:13 AM
That's pretty rad. I might use it for a wallpaper!

smellyman
September 29th, 2010, 06:13 AM
that's a lot of pollution....:)

bigsmitty64
September 29th, 2010, 06:43 AM
very cool!

mendhak
September 29th, 2010, 07:05 AM
Good tones, metering seems to be spot on (ha ha, I made a pun) and it isn't too grainy. I agree, it's a very well done photo.

Judging by the angle, there was no tripod involved... or was there?

s1300045
September 29th, 2010, 09:48 AM
It is pretty badass! Too bad the space shuttle program is ending... I still think space shuttles are way cooler than rockets.

bigseb
September 29th, 2010, 09:50 AM
Fantastic!

nlsthzn
September 29th, 2010, 09:56 AM
It is pretty cool (and as of now my background picture :D)

Khakilang
September 29th, 2010, 10:36 AM
Its a great picture but not so great for the environment.

Lucradia
September 29th, 2010, 10:53 AM
People who are complaining about space shuttle fuel don't know what they use.

They use liquid hydrogen/oxygen.

Swagman
September 29th, 2010, 11:35 AM
Transpose a 3D Ubuntu Logo on the concrete firewall and it will be awesome.

cascade9
September 29th, 2010, 11:43 AM
People who are complaining about space shuttle fuel don't know what they use.

They use liquid hydrogen/oxygen.

The main engine on the space shuttle does use hydrogen/oxygen...but that is hardly polution free, hydrogen and oxygen doesnt make themsleves (so there is a lot of 'behind the scenes' engery use to fill those tanks).

But thats just the shuttle main engine, the solid rocket boosters (which provide over 80% of the takeoff thrust) uses a much nasitier set of chemicals.


The propellant (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts_asm.html#srb_mod_propellant) mixture in each SRB (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/srb.html#srb) motor consists of an ammonium perchlorate (oxidizer, 69.6 percent by weight), aluminum (fuel, 16 percent), iron oxide (a catalyst, 0.4 percent), a polymer (a binder that holds the mixture together, 12.04 percent), and an epoxy curing agent (1.96 percent).

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/srb.html

trekrem
September 29th, 2010, 12:42 PM
that's a lot of pollution....:)

It's mostly water from the Sound Suppression System (turned to steam).

OrangeMadness
September 29th, 2010, 12:48 PM
Amazing picture, thanks for posting

Tristam Green
September 29th, 2010, 12:50 PM
that's a lot of pollution....:)

in 3


Its a great picture but not so great for the environment.

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But thats just the shuttle main engine, the solid rocket boosters (which provide over 80% of the takeoff thrust) uses a much nasitier set of chemicals.


1


People who are complaining about space shuttle fuel don't know what they use.

They use liquid hydrogen/oxygen.


It's mostly water from the Sound Suppression System (turned to steam).


^-- winners of the game.

Kdar
September 29th, 2010, 01:00 PM
Promoted it to my background :)

smellyman
September 29th, 2010, 02:16 PM
it gets its lift from pixie dust

whiskeylover
September 29th, 2010, 02:22 PM
it gets its lift from pixie dust

Pixie dust is actually radioactive cocaine.

smellyman
September 29th, 2010, 02:23 PM
Pixie dust is actually radioactive cocaine.

radiation makes it cocainier

nlsthzn
September 29th, 2010, 02:57 PM
Transpose a 3D Ubuntu Logo on the concrete firewall and it will be awesome.

THIS... would be... AWESOME... I fear my GIMP skills aren't leet enough... anybody here got what it takes?

andymorton
September 29th, 2010, 03:40 PM
Dunno about you lot, but I thought this was an awesome pic.

http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images/large/2010-1674.jpg

(warning, it's huge...)

It's now my wallpaper. Thanks for posting. :)

t0p
September 29th, 2010, 03:40 PM
All the "OMG pollution, who'll think of the children" nonsense annoys the heck out of me. The shuttle took off. That happened. Any effort to avoid taking the picture will have zero effect on anything. It happened.

In fact, the photo goes some way towards mitigating the "harmful effects" of the launch. The shuttle flew. At least some of us can now use the picture to prettify their computers. I'm going to make the pic my wallpaper for a while. And I'll do so without having to launch a shuttle especially for me to photograph it.

Cheer up, miserable greenies. I get to make my desktop look hotter than usual without having to kill any parrots (do parrots live in Florida?). Always look on the bright etc.

sdowney717
September 29th, 2010, 04:01 PM
that's a lot of pollution

I think it is mostly water vapor

TNT1
November 3rd, 2010, 10:08 AM
Another:
http://www.redorbit.com/modules/imglib/download.php?Url=/modules/news/upload/c458e494c54c68af66b82ac4f6f4f23d.jpg

Rasa1111
November 3rd, 2010, 10:25 AM
awesome pic for sure. :D

Here is one of my new favorites..
ISS Cupola Window (http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/images/recherche/images/cupola_hr.jpg)

remember, you can watch the launch, docking, etc of Discovery today..
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
little after 3pm i think.

TNT1
November 3rd, 2010, 10:25 AM
And one more:
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/440476main_2010-2554_full.jpg

TNT1
November 3rd, 2010, 10:26 AM
remember, you can watch the launch, docking, etc of Discovery today..
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
little after 3pm i think.

Nice. Thanks.

Rasa1111
November 3rd, 2010, 10:30 AM
No prob,

Check these out. :)
http://spacefellowship.com/news/art23514/spectacular-pictures-of-earth-as-seen-from-the-international-space-station.html

crazy how beautiful cities can be from so high up. lol
<3

TNT1
November 3rd, 2010, 10:33 AM
No prob,

Check these out. :)
http://spacefellowship.com/news/art23514/spectacular-pictures-of-earth-as-seen-from-the-international-space-station.html

crazy how beautiful cities can be from so high up. lol
<3

Yeah, I saw some of those, that one of the Nile delta is awesome.

Rasa1111
November 3rd, 2010, 10:38 AM
yea definitely
.. here's a sweet one from apod today..
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101103.html
Very cool!

Rasa1111
November 3rd, 2010, 08:10 PM
Discovery Launch held off until tomorrow.

live coverage of fueling starts at 9am-ish,
Launch is shortly after 2pm.

limestone
November 3rd, 2010, 08:31 PM
that's a lot of pollution....:)

The rocketfuel is mostley hydrogen, that means the smoke is mostley water vapor.
But of course there is some nasty stuff in there too... Like aluminum.

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/system/system_SRB.html
http://www.braeunig.us/space/propel.htm



Space shuttle fuel consumed in a launch: 3.5 million pounds
Gasoline consumed in one day in the US - 2,500 million pounds
In other words, one space shuttle launch is equivalent to about two minutes
of gasoline consumption in the United States.

But as I said. There is some nasty stuff beside the carbon dioxide.
Thought I'm not a beliver in the green house effect, but anyway.

lisati
November 3rd, 2010, 08:37 PM
The rocketfuel is mostley hydrogen, that means the smoke is mostley water vapor.

So it's mostly steam? (Opportunity here for bad pun about grammar police being steamed up. :) )

Old_Grey_Wolf
November 4th, 2010, 02:30 AM
I worked as a contractor for NASA in the late 1970's. NASA wasn't only working on the space shuttle or space station. They were transferring knowledge that was gained from space exploration to other areas; such as, soler power, wind power, efficient manufacturing techniques, and so on. I guess those aren't green :)

The pictures look bad because of the clouds; however, most of it is water vapor. What isn't, is only produced a few times a year, when a Shuttle is launched. Unlike the factories around the globe producing harmful pollutants 24 hours a day, every day of the week, for the entire year :)

Rasa1111
November 4th, 2010, 02:39 AM
I worked as a contractor for NASA in the late 1970's. NASA wasn't only working on the space shuttle or space station. They were transferring knowledge that was gained from space exploration to other areas, such as, soler power, wind power, efficient manufacturing techniques, and so on. I guess those aren't green :)

The pictures look bad because of the clouds; however, most of it is water vapor. What isn't, is only produced a few times a year, when a Shuttle is launched. Unlike the factories around the globe producing harmful pollutants 24 hours a day, every day of the week, for the entire year :)

Yeah, Astronaut Scott Kelly was talking about that today aboard the ISS.

Saying how, even though most people don't realize it..
most of the things in our homes today are things that were given to us through contributions made by space exploration. :guitar:

forrestcupp
November 4th, 2010, 02:57 AM
that's a lot of pollution....:)

But it's worth it if they figure out how to colonize Mars in time to get away from the destruction their pollution causes. :)

Rasa1111
November 5th, 2010, 01:08 PM
last call for Discovery! lol

it seems she is fueled and fired up!
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

Discovery's last mission,
if it doesnt launch today, or by monday..
it's scrubbed until december.

but,
She is definitely warming up, right now!
8:07 am. lol

Rasa1111
November 5th, 2010, 02:03 PM
Welp~ "Scrub" that!

Mission scrubbed for at least 72 hours/ monday.

Tanks are being drained right now.
If it doesnt launch by then'
It doesnt go until December. :(