NASA at 50

[Sdiver]

Today, 1Oct08, marks the 50th anniversary of NASA.

http://www.nasa.gov/50th/home/index.html

Click on the 50 images to the right and the "50th Gala" link.


Here's a few more images. Check out picture #7. That's a LOT of junk up there.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/ga...4321-1,00.html

Here's to 50 more.

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Awsome pics!

The monkey on the second site looked like he was on some serious feel good meds.


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[Razor]

Originally Posted by Sdiver

Here's a few more images. Check out picture #7. That's a LOT of junk up there.

NORAD catalogs nearly 9000 individual objects large enough to track. Its a wonder we can get a launch off without a catastrophic collision.

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Originally Posted by Razor

NORAD catalogs nearly 9000 individual objects large enough to track. Its a wonder we can get a launch off without a catastrophic collision.

It is impressive!

Can you imagine the task of tracking each one 24/7....talk about a lot of moving parts!


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