Posts Tagged ‘Space’

How do you poop on a space flight?

A little girl asks astronaut John Fabian how one poops in space. Mr. Fabian not only answers the question we’ve all been wondering about – but have been afraid to ask – (Thank you little girl!) but with GREAT humor! For more: www.gypsynester.com

STS-135 Space Shuttle Atlantis July 08 2011 Launch – Space View Park

An estimated one million spectators converged upon the area around Kennedy Space Center to witness the final shuttle launch of the storied American shuttle program. I made an all-night drive on Wednesday evening, and arrived at Space View Park to find hundreds of people already there and claiming their spot to view and/or shoot the launch. My friends Brian and Bonnie were among the earlier arrivals and saved me a spot in front. Collectively, we slept in tents, vehicles, lawn chairs and on the ground, just to make sure we did not miss this historic event. All of Thursday was consumed by lightning storms and constant rain. Umbrellas, ponchos, rain suits, wet clothes and wrinkled fingers were the norm. NASA was giving only a 30% chance that Atlantis would lift off the next day at the scheduled time. But, fortune smiled. As Friday’s dawn gave way to morning time, a break in the weather opened the launch opportunity window we needed. Atlantis roared into the overcast sky on a silky smooth trajectory. I feel privileged to have been there to experience the beginning of the last chapter in space shuttle history.

Evacuation and Airlift of Space Shuttle Crew STS 117

This 61 second movie clip shows personnel from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and Edwards Air Force Base conducted a training exercise on May 5, 2007, that would enable them to effectively handle the rescue of a space shuttle crew in the unlikely event of a landing mishap at the base. The exercises are held periodically to train Air Force fire/rescue and medical crews in aiding the shuttle crew in exiting the shuttle after a simulated landing mishap on or near the Edwards runway, escaping from the mishap area, and after triage assessment, safely evacuating injured crew members. Although NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is the landing site of choice for space shuttle missions, Edwards AFB remains the primary alternate landing site in case weather or other situations preclude Florida as a landing option.

Space Shuttle Discovery Night Launch STS-116 9 December 2006 HD

Video Courtesy NASA www.nasa.gov STS-116 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Discovery. Liftoff was originally scheduled for December 7, 2006, but that attempt was canceled due to a low cloud ceiling. Discovery successfully lifted off during the second launch attempt on Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 8 pm EST. It was the first night launch of a Space Shuttle orbiter since STS-113, which launched on November 23, 2002.[1] The mission is also referred to as ISS-12A.1 by the ISS program. The main goals of the mission were delivery and attachment of the International Space Station’s third port truss segment (the P5 truss), major rewiring of the station’s power system, and exchange of ISS Expedition 14 personnel. The shuttle landed at 5:32 pm EST on Friday, December 22, 2006 at Kennedy Space Center, a delay of 98 minutes from schedule due to unfavorable weather conditions. This mission was particularly notable to Sweden since it’s the first time a Scandinavian astronaut (Christer Fuglesang) has visited space. STS-116 was the final scheduled Space Shuttle flight planned for launch from Pad 39B as NASA reconfigures the pad for Ares I launches.[2] The only remaining use of Pad 39B by Shuttles is as a reserve for a potential STS-3xx rescue mission for STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.[3] STS-116 was the last flight of Discovery before maintenance; the next Discovery mission was STS-120, which launched …

Real Alien UFO Flies Past Space Shuttle

Video taken by NASA at Kennedy Space Center on the day of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s final launch. As the shuttle waits on the launch pad, a mysterious alien UFO flies very close to the launch pad, then behind and past the space shuttle. Is this proof of UFOs? You decide.

Space Shuttle (sts-26)

STS-26 was the 26th mission & seventh for space shuttle discovery, launched from kennedy space center it was the “Return To Flight Mission” prior to the challenger disisaster. Horizons tv programe first aired in 1989 follows the diary of discovery.