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I need to learn how to use Pandora Radio better.

I started clicking idly during a Stevie Wonder song...and got Joan Jett in the background.

Contrast "Isn't She Lovely" with "I Love Rock And Roll." :idk:
 
JPL must be slipping! Just watched their animation of Curiosity's mission. It had sound.....

...in space!:uhh:
 
JPL must be slipping! Just watched their animation of Curiosity's mission. It had sound.....

...in space!:uhh:

'cause average american taxpayer won't watch an animation without sound, well, actually he doesn't even care of MER, MSL, Juno, New Horizons etc.
 
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Speaking of rockets, according to Ed Kyle's website, over 93% of the 5178 orbital launch attempts since Sputnik 1 uses the 14 most used launch vehicle families:

1. R-7 (Soyuz/Vostok/Molniya...) 1727 (85) (1957 - )
2. Thor-Delta (Thor-Agena, all Deltas except for Delta IV, the Japanese N-I/N-II/H-I ...) 606 (54) (1958 - 2011)
3. R-14 (Cosmos-1/3/3M) 461 (26) (1964 - 2012?)
4. Proton (-K/M) 371 (42) (1965 - )
5. Atlas (Atlas-Agena, Atlas-Centaur, Atlas I/II/III (V not included)...) 326 (42) (1958 - 2005)
6. R-36 (Cyclone-2/3, Dnepr) 275 (13) (1965 - )
7. Titan (II/III/IV) 219 (22) (1964 - 2005)
8. R-12 (Cosmos-2) 164 (20) (1961 - 1977)
9. DF-5 (Long March 2/3/4...) 163 (13) (1973 - )
10. Ariane-1/2/3/4 144 (7) (1979 - 2003)
11. Space Shuttle 135 (3) (1981 - 2011)
12. Scout 100 (16) (1960 - 1994)
13. Zenit (-2/3) 76 (12) (1985 - )
14. Ariane 5 60 (4) (1996 - )

The number in the brackets is the number of launch attempts that resulted in some kind of failure (either salvageable or lost).

What is the third failure of the shuttle?
 
I think the list is more talking about rocket engine failures during launch.
 
I'm so bad at Chess ...

The only way I'll ever get to say "Checkmate" is if I eat at a restaurant in Australia. (._.)
 
:dry:

"...When at sea, I always choose the lesser of two weevils."
 
What about STS-27 and STS-114? Near-fatal tile damage on the former and some extruded filler that required repair on the latter.
Those weren't exactly 'failures' as the missions weren't officially compromised. STS-51-F failed to reach its intended orbit, ergo (happily non-catastrophic) failure.
 
I was re-watching an older episode of The Big Bang Theory on my DVR the other night. It was the one where they show Leonard interviewing with Sheldon to be his roommate. I noticed on one of the whiteboards in the living room (which normally have random equations on them) there were a bunch of rocket engine names with thrust values written beside them. It only caught my eye this time through because I happened to see SSME. Then I realized it had Saturn V among others. Will try to find a pic.

http://thebigblogtheory.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/s03e22-the-staircase-implementation/
 
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This is my Interplanetary Spaceship:
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It's powered by Nuclear Cookies and propelled by Magic Fairy Dust. :lol:

I call it Tom.
 
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This is my Interplanetary Spaceship:
wqimo.png


It's powered by Nuclear Cookies and propelled by Magic Fairy Dust. :lol:

I call it Tom.
If you need to know anything on nuclear stuff, just hit me up. My dad works in the industry, and for a fun fact, his name happens to be Tom.
 
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