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Originally posted by Ivanova
I had told a friend over and over before the SS Columbia launched that it was doomed... when it launched successfully, he gloated and said, now will you shut up !... to which I replied.... well, it hasn't landed safely YET !!
Originally posted by Ivanova
[edit: removed unnecessary quote of Entire previous post]
I had told a friend over and over before the SS Columbia launched
that it was doomed... when it launched successfully, he gloated and
said, now will you shut up !... to which I replied.... well, it hasn't landed
safely YET !!
The rest is history !
Originally posted by Mouth
Since when did the columbia become a gloating/laughing matter?
Originally posted by jimi
I think you need to reread Ivanova's post.
Originally posted by swimmer
The visibility was fair, no clouds but not completely clear. I guess people who have telescopes could have seen much more. Still, it was exciting.
Can anybody explain how they get to go that fast? Do the engines bring them to that speed, gravity? It is amazing...
Originally posted by Ivanova
The SS is due to return on July 17
A very interesting date.