Comments on: Shuttle launch delayed due to hail http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:11:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ovcolumbia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/comment-page-1/#comment-31430 ovcolumbia Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:59:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/#comment-31430 I apologize on the second half of my comment, I was trying to be light hearted about that :-) I do hope you get to see a shuttle launch, it's something everyone should get to see at least once before it's over. I apologize on the second half of my comment, I was trying to be light hearted about that :-) I do hope you get to see a shuttle launch, it’s something everyone should get to see at least once before it’s over.

]]> By: Ed Minchau http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/comment-page-1/#comment-31428 Ed Minchau Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:03:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/#comment-31428 Yeah Gary, you've got a point. Yeah Gary, you’ve got a point.

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/comment-page-1/#comment-31429 Gary Ansorge Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:06:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/#comment-31429 If an elephant is a mouse built to government specifications, what would a government built umbrella look like? The Astrodome? Gary 7 If an elephant is a mouse built to government specifications, what would a government built umbrella look like? The Astrodome?

Gary 7

]]> By: icemith http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/comment-page-1/#comment-31427 icemith Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:12:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/#comment-31427 To 'ovcolumbia', have you never gone to a new city, or state and found that you have not been able to visit *every* place of interest, within the first couple of years? I know that there are some places I didn't get around to visiting, for one reason or another. But there have been others that I just happened to be there, saw an event I had not planned for, nor even known about before visiting. But then I have not (yet) been to a launch at the Cape, as I'm still waiting to go to Florida. In fact I am still waiting for my second visit to the States! As they say,"It may not happen overnight, but it will happen". At least I hope so anyway. Ivan. To ‘ovcolumbia’, have you never gone to a new city, or state and found that you have not been able to visit *every* place of interest, within the first couple of years?

I know that there are some places I didn’t get around to visiting, for one reason or another. But there have been others that I just happened to be there, saw an event I had not planned for, nor even known about before visiting.

But then I have not (yet) been to a launch at the Cape, as I’m still waiting to go to Florida. In fact I am still waiting for my second visit to the States! As they say,”It may not happen overnight, but it will happen”. At least I hope so anyway.

Ivan.

]]> By: Melusine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/comment-page-1/#comment-31426 Melusine Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:03:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/#comment-31426 <b>Ovcolumbia</b>, I live in Houston and my family has a vacation home in Florida, so I have to <i>plan</i> to be there during a launch. (Though they would sure be happy if I moved there!) Sorry if I wasn't clear. Ovcolumbia, I live in Houston and my family has a vacation home in Florida, so I have to plan to be there during a launch. (Though they would sure be happy if I moved there!) Sorry if I wasn’t clear.

]]> By: ovcolumbia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/comment-page-1/#comment-31416 ovcolumbia Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:19:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/#comment-31416 The domain issue, contrary to what has been said, was done on purpose and will not be 'fixed'. It is part of the OneNASA campaign started by Sean O'Keefe to 'properly' identify all NASA centers as belonging to one agency. Part of that was to merge all websites into the same format with the same looks and root address. If you live an hour south of KSC, what's your escuse? :-) You should come to every launch regardless of the date and scrubs. I don't understand why you refer to it as a vacation first and then say you live there. The domain issue, contrary to what has been said, was done on purpose and will not be ‘fixed’. It is part of the OneNASA campaign started by Sean O’Keefe to ‘properly’ identify all NASA centers as belonging to one agency. Part of that was to merge all websites into the same format with the same looks and root address.

If you live an hour south of KSC, what’s your escuse? :-) You should come to every launch regardless of the date and scrubs. I don’t understand why you refer to it as a vacation first and then say you live there.

]]> By: NOYB http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/comment-page-1/#comment-31425 NOYB Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:57:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/02/27/shuttle-launch-delayed-due-to-hail/#comment-31425 Yes, it is easy to implement the domain name fix. However, NASA has strict protocols and procedures for their web pages. Every change has to be approved and signed off by a change control board to insure that each and every official NASA web page is compliant. Yes, it is easy to implement the domain name fix. However, NASA has strict protocols and procedures for their web pages. Every change has to be approved and signed off by a change control board to insure that each and every official NASA web page is compliant.

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