bout time. old piece of shit. i hope it blows up on the launch pad. we may be able to scrap the parts for cash.

>>3354508
You do not belong.

>>3354508

>>>/b/

FRAAACCCKKKKK has the final launch been? did i fucking miss it?!!!!!! shiiiiiiittttt

>>3354535
no dude you got plenty of time

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
few hours yet

>>3354535


30 minutes if the weather allows it

>>3354583
Pushed back to 11:5something I thought

>>3354608
11:26am est, but 70% chance of postponement at this time.

>>3354608

i don't know exactly, but just now they stopped the countdown at 20 minutes

>>3354644

>>3354644

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>>3354644
fuck you I shed tears because of that picture

>>3354484
12:30 and COUNTINGGGGGGGGGGGG

>>3354666
>>3354673
>>3354683
>implying

>>3354707
>implying the federal nationalist space program has resulted in anything other than big budgets and technological stagnation
Face the fact: when you want technological innovations, private industry does it better. Even NASA acknowledges this

>>3354703

same here. tears of shame, sadness, disappointment..

>>3354484

Good night, sweet prince.

Manly tears.

>>3354715

shame it always costs 10X more than the budget and 3X more than it should when private companies are involved.

Private company must make massive profit.

Also kindly stop shitting up every thread with 'great! no more fucking commie BS space program, profits for all'

>>3354715

if it works i'm good with that. i don't care if the space program is american or european or federal or private or whatever. what's important is that things get done.

>>3354715
Private industry has little reason for doing anything more than novelties for rich folks [all the private manned craft] or getting communications satellites to LEO on its own, which isn't really necessary. It is also not exactly necessary for NASA or any other agency to maintain a large team of design engineers when they can go to private contractors for that and then give them money to design what they want. This is the way nearly all government aircraft have come into being.

>>3354736
Yeah it is a shame, too bad that's what happens when federal funding creates a monopoly in spacecraft manufacturing and garauntees them any amount of money they want. A new age of spaceflight and exploration is upon us, stop crying about the shuttle and enjoy the launch.
>>3354738
I agree, <3 space

I recommend listening to some music on this historic event...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCA5f-kBcxs

Somone explain to me why this is the last flight or towards some reading material regarding it?

>>3354807
They are retiring the shuttles, as planned, but no replacement has been created as changes in political climate has resulted in the cancellation or giving it to the DoD of 3 different replacement programs.

just wondering, if i live in vancouver BC is there any way i will be able to see this thing in the sky?

>>3354807
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_retirement

>>3354801

or something more fitting to a general uncertain and pessimistic atmosphere to accompany the last shuttle flight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFnmH9a2RkE

>>3354823
No it flys South East Toward Newzealand

T-minus 9 minutes!

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

live broadcast

>>3354859
Don't forget the 20-minute hold before they start the countdown again.

>>3354841

Epic music

Launch sucker

>>3354841

And http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNWpZ-Y_KvU to be looped over the footage of the inevitable disaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o40JlfPou20&feature=related

Goodnight sweet prince ;_;

SOMEONE HOLD ME

they have a clear to pick up the clock at 9

T minus 9 minutes

engines are starting

shit's getting real now

TWO MINUTES GUYS

failure

40 seconds. It was nice knowing you, space airplanes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Pu92St5O0

So long, old friend...

>and we have had a failure

GODDAMMIT, I WAS GETTING SO EXCITED AND NOW THEY SUDDENLY STOP IT AT 31 SECONDS? FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

laughingrussianengineers.jpg

LIFT OFF

wait where the fuck do those rocket boosters land

>>3355114
the ocean

>>3355114
In the ocean, they are then retrieved by NASA boats

Downloading Orbiter; spaceflight/shuttle sim.

Will you guys join me?

>>3355114
in my backgarden. I'm hoarding them to build my own rocket. u jelly?

>>3355131
Or often just left to sink.

so what if they miss the ocean for whatever reason and it lands on some building

absolutely beautiful...

lol u can hear the guys getting high in the background XD

>>3355136
wat?
does it have multimplayer?

>>3355136

which one?

>>3355136
i will play wit yoo

i missed the final minute. did the big massive red part get disposed of?

Say, how long's the ISS got on it, now that the Space Shuttle has been retired for good?

>>3355225
9 years according to plan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8OpsPok6iQ