Space Forum / Shuttle / March 2007

It is official.  Nowak is no longer an astronaut.
http://www.knx1070.com/pages/290591.php?contentType=4&contentId=364665
Danny Deger

I noted today in the news group of this hierarchy that  the medical review
panel has been formed, however I think that a lot of the problems Astronauts
have is very similar to many other people who are goal orientated, be they
sports or whatever.

I was suffering indigestion last night and it made me wonder how weightless
food gets digested. Are there any problems?I mean obviously once in the
intestines its all  OK, but when its floating around in the stomach, It must
be a bit like any liquid or solid, ie, um floating and ...

Did Keith Olbermann (Countdown with Keith Olbermann, MSNBC) coin this
clever moniker?

I find it very hard to believe that the shuttle and/or external tank can be
damaged by HAIL.  The stress and heat the shuttle/external tank go through
and the violence involved during lift off and HAIL damages it.
Come on. if the external tank made from paper mache?

please send the up to date informations in space science to the adress-
dighalipukhuri@yahoogroups.com

I went to http://spaceflight.nasa.gov and it directed me to a teen-
porn site!!!
So either NASA has given up on space flight adn turned to teenporn,
or.. what/?!?! Where's their  "official" site now?

Delays threaten station timetable
Future flights may be scrubbed
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What is your opinion of the future of Orion -- especially in light of the
recent budget downfalls?
My opinion is Orion will fly only because the Russians and the Chinese both
have a manned program.  If it wasn't for this, we would stop ours.

Thank you in advance for your time. I found a neat project to do with
my 14 year old son, but would like to know the science behind it so it
will be educational.
Here is the video link.

Does anyone have a scoop on the amount of damage to Atlantis and its tank due to
that hail storm ?
A spaceflight.nasa.gov statement made on the 3rd day of the 16th month mentions
that inspections are continuing and makes no mention of what techniques will be

NASA TV is mostly endless loops of video replays of shuttle flights and
space station boredom.  What I want to know is whether or not Lisa will be
filtered out or stay in these broadcasts for history's sake?  As was
mentioned by a previous poster, the old Soviet Union would airbrush ...

Space station sinks to new low - but it's OK
NASA says that's part of its plan for finishing the orbital outpost
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17630218/
By James Oberg, NBC News space analyst // Special to MSNBC