[retired_gitfresh]

Did you manage to watch any of the Press Conference's batch?

No. Been busy this week so not had chance

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C5 tonight @ 8pm

Didnt know about that.

Just put it on now

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Originally posted by Paul Bacon:
The LM had no heat shield but got them back to earth

Why would it ever need one

It was designed to fly two men down from lunar orbit to the surface, sustain them there for 2-3 days and return them to lunar orbit.


It was then to be thrown away.

The fact it sustained 3 men for the length of time it did was little short of a miricle

[retired_jshendel]

Originally posted by Synthahols_for_Girls:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Paul Bacon:
The LM had no heat shield but got them back to earth

Why would it ever need one

It was designed to fly two men down from lunar orbit to the surface, sustain them there for 2-3 days and return them to lunar orbit.


It was then to be thrown away.

The fact it sustained 3 men for the length of time it did was little short of a miricle </BLOCKQUOTE>

I mean how did it not burn up during re-entry?

[retired_jshendel]

Oh wait, the LM didnt re-enter did it?

This would of be ace to watch live on Nasa tv

[retired_gitfresh]

would have been great watching this live

[retired_jshendel]

I remember watch Apollo 13 the film years ago when i was first getting into space. Didnt know it was true story until the end

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http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/1...n_06pd2458.jpg

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http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/1...awnroll_lg.jpg

Just been looking at the flightplan for STS-116. Basically unless i want to be dead the next day, im gonna miss the launch (its at 2:38am). Might go to bed for a few hours before hand and get up tho, then back to bed for work. I really dont want to miss it

Landing no probs its around 10pm so can watch that.

Only other alternative is i hope something goes wrong before lanuch to delay it until the weekend

[retired_gitfresh]

So they've gone for the night launch then ?

I wont be staying up to watch - unless i get time off work .