STS-135 - The Final Space Shuttle Mission

Well I missed it take off and I missed it return :(

Mission complete for the shuttle program will be sorely missed :)

Thanks to Simulatorman for the threads and updates but doubt this is the last we will see of your threads there just won't be as many now :( :)
 
Yeah, i suggest that to help numb the loss of the Shuttle, Simulatorman should create threads for major Soyuz launches and interesting unmanned NASA launches, such as Juno - not to mention Ariane when Webb gets underway ;)
 
Quite amazing! On its way home taken from the International Space Station:

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Many thanks for your comments guys. One era has finished but the exploration and research will continue in one way or another and I will be back. :)
 
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Yep, many thanks for the threads over how many years you've been doing it.

Plenty more happening and should be about 2014 for commercial shuttle replacement and we'll have to see what happens with the mars missions.
Until then fair few probes and stuff.

Someone needs to post more of all space research missions and technology/research on earth as well. Hint hint.
 
PermaBanned said:
I wonder... how many of us are astronomers? Could we start an 'official' thread?
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+1. I have a decent telescope that i use most nights*. And i generally keep up to date with things. Be good to start a thread on here.

I don't have a way to take screenies, but someone must have, so we could get a pretty good thread going:)

*that is literally the best way that i could phrase that without it sounding like a euphemism:p


Great thread by the way Sim. Really appreciated the updates:)
 
simulatorman said:
Quite amazing! On its way home taken from the International Space Station:

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Many thanks for your comments guys. One era has finished but the exploration and research will continue in one way or another and I will be back. :)
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Fantastic picture.

The work that you put into these threads is simply amzaing as well, over the years that I've been here I've always seen these threads pop up a few days/week before a launch and always read through and follow as much as I can. they have served as a reminder to me for the launches.

Agian Thank you for all involved.
 
Pighardia said:
+1. I have a decent telescope that i use most nights*. And i generally keep up to date with things. Be good to start a thread on here.

I don't have a way to take screenies, but someone must have, so we could get a pretty good thread going:)

*that is literally the best way that i could phrase that without it sounding like a euphemism:p


Great thread by the way Sim. Really appreciated the updates:)
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Ha, well i'm poor so it's just naked eye observing for me, not that i've been able to do much of anything with the weather of late :rolleyes:

Who would like to have the honours? ;)

Also, found this on Twitter, looks like it could be a good site to keep an eye on (quite well made too):

http://fragileoasis.org/blog/2011/07/21/turning-the-page/
 
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I regret selling my refractor telescope due to no time to use it anymore(Lots of nightshifts) :( astronomy nowdays is all done on the net but you cant beat going outside looking and finding objects for yourself,i remember as a 16 year old finding jupiter for the first time blew me away;).
My goal now is to get an observatory with a good sized telescope...
 
simulatorman said:
Quite amazing! On its way home taken from the International Space Station:

573236mainiss028e018218.jpg

Many thanks for your comments guys. One era has finished but the exploration and research will continue in one way or another and I will be back. :)
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How fantastic is that shot?

Indeed, its not sad, its exciting whats going to be happening, if the shuttle was never abandoned we would never reach the next stage and now theres a genuine prospect of going to Mars in our lifetime.
 
Fantastic stuff and the end if an era but I hope a new one begins.

Just look what can happen when people work together instead of against each other, the ISS being an example. Ronald Reagan was right on the money when he said the future doesn't belong to the faint hearted. It belongs to the brave.
 
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Fantastic stuff and the end if an era but I hope a new one begins.

Just look what can happen when people work together instead of against each other, the ISS being an example. Ronald Reagan was right on the money when he said the future doesn't belong to the faint hearted. It belongs to the brave.
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The problem we have had with money is the Republicans and Democrats switching around, the Republicans generally (both Bush's and Reagan) were pro NASA, Clinton and Obama have been restrictive with where Nasa should go, both the Bush's announced plans to goto the moon and had the Democrats bump the ideas as soon as they got back into power.
 
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