STS-116: Discovery

[amf]

High time for some blue-yellow national pride as our very own Yuri Gagarin and Niel Armstrong combined, Christer Fuglesang, is scheduled for a dialouge with the stars tonight!

The beer is on cooling and the day tomorrow is off!

 

[Vampyrian]

Tom: It's a lovely day for a launch, here, live at Cape Canaveral, at
the lower end of the Florida Peninsula, and the purpose of
today's mission is truly, really electrifying.
Man 2: That's correct, Tom. The lion's share of this flight will be
devoted to the study of the effects of weightlessness on tiny
screws.
Tom: Unbelievable, and just imagine the logistics of weightlessness.
And of course, this could have literally millions of applications
here on Earth -- everything from watchmaking to watch repair.
Homer: Boring.
[tries to switch channels, but the batteries fall from the
remote control]
No! The batteries!
Tom: Now let's look at the crew a little.
Man 2: They're a colorful bunch. They've been dubbed "the Three
Musketeers". Heh heh heh --
Tom: And we laugh legitimately. There's a mathematician, a different
_kind_ of mathematician, and a statistician.
Homer: Make it stop! [panics]
Bart: Oh no, not another boring space launch. Change the channel.
Change the channel!
Homer: I can't! I can't!
[Bart dives for the plug and tears it from the wall]
[He and Homer both sigh]
-- Close call, "Deep Space Homer"

But all jokes aside, have yourself a nice evening, sir. You indeed should be proud

 

[Alec Walter Conway]

SUOMI FTW!!!

 

[amf]

SUOMI FTW!!!

Your taunts are ineffective, for we won by 6 to 5.

But the liftoff got scrubbed. Fucking clouds. Next atempt on saturday night.

 

[amf]

WE GOT LIFT-OFF!!!

 

[Demonicbass]

I missed the take-off, but sadly, unless theyr discovering something new like aliens, or a new kewl planet, im not that interested

 

[Alec Walter Conway]

Your taunts are ineffective, for we won by 6 to 5.

But the liftoff got scrubbed. Fucking clouds. Next atempt on saturday night.

Taunts?

I like Finland, everything is so similar to Quebec. No taunts there...

 

[Vampyrian]

Just found out that one of the American astronauts Sunita Williams is also of Slovenian descent from her mother's side. Not much, but it's still something