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Post by Roderick on Aug 31, 2009 14:40:24 GMT 12
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Post by Roderick on Aug 31, 2009 16:35:23 GMT 12
The Pyramid Fields from Giza in Cairo, Egypt
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Post by Roderick on Aug 31, 2009 20:40:15 GMT 12
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Post by Roderick on Sept 1, 2009 10:18:19 GMT 12
Fiji
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Post by surfingranny on Sept 1, 2009 10:37:15 GMT 12
Going to send us all to Fiji Roderick....what a great idea, sunshine and warmer temps, beautiful beaches to relax on with something tall and cold in a glass ;D
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Post by surfingranny on Sept 1, 2009 10:37:56 GMT 12
I am sure i could live with that
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Post by Roderick on Sept 1, 2009 10:53:42 GMT 12
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Post by surfingranny on Sept 1, 2009 10:57:24 GMT 12
put my name down please ;D
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Post by Roderick on Sept 1, 2009 13:34:47 GMT 12
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Post by Roderick on Sept 1, 2009 14:12:29 GMT 12
Fuelling up the space shuttle external tanks Fill her up! The world's highest garage attendant prepares space shuttle Discovery for launch By Claire Bates Last updated at 1:59 AM on 27th August 2009 Comments (21) Add to My Stories Next time you find yourself tapping your foot impatiently as you fill up your car with petrol spare a thought for Nasa engineers. They have the task of filling the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank with nearly two million litres of liquid hydrogen and oxygen. The process takes the best part of a day and leaves Nasa with a hefty energy bill. The liquid oxygen is stored in the top of the nose cone while the liquid hydrogen makes up the bottom half of the tank. They are fed through to the three main engines at an impressive speed, with oxygen pumping through at 80,000 litres a minute and hydrogen at 215,000litres a minute. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1209113/Fill-The-worlds-highest-garage-attendant-prepares-space-shuttle-Discovery-launch.html#ixzz0PoigcJQVA furnace burns off extra fuel near the space shuttle Discovery on Monday. The launch has been delayed twice and could be put back to October Discovery and its seven-member crew are preparing for a 13-day supply mission to the International Space Station. They are due to deliver new science racks, a freezer, a sleep station, a second treadmill, food and clothing. They will also carry up spare parts for the station, including an 1,800-pound ammonia coolant tank that will be installed during two of the spacewalks. Among the experiments planned for the station is a bone-loss study that uses genetically altered mice as subjects. The mice are flying to the station aboard Discovery and will be left aboard until the next shuttle mission in November. Nasa plans seven more shuttle missions to the space station including Discovery's flight. The 16-nation, £60billion project is nearing completion after more than a decade of construction 220 miles above Earth. The shuttles are being retired late next year or early 2011. NASA is working on a new type of spaceship called Orion that can travel beyond the station's orbit to the moon and other destinations. After the shuttle program ends, the station will depend on Russian, European and Japanese vehicles, though none has nearly the lift capacity of the shuttle, which can haul 50,000 pounds. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1209113/Fill-The-worlds-highest-garage-attendant-prepares-space-shuttle-Discovery-launch.html#ixzz0PosIllRC
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Post by Roderick on Sept 1, 2009 21:08:01 GMT 12
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Post by Roderick on Sept 1, 2009 23:49:19 GMT 12
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Post by caronz on Sept 2, 2009 13:51:36 GMT 12
wow thats impressive
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Post by Ducky Boo on Sept 2, 2009 17:40:29 GMT 12
I coming with you guys, thinks about bringing Borat to control the mice.
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Post by fishman on Sept 2, 2009 17:50:45 GMT 12
Neat photos ;D
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