would you go for the ride?

[hyde]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/sci_nat_launch_day_for_space_shuttle_discovery/img/1.jpg

[DasLeben]

I'd take that ride in a second and not look back.

[CCass]

In a New York minute.

[Duffman]

Why would anyone not take the ride?

When in your life would you be able to do something that would even come close to this.

[istewart]

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When in your life would you be able to do something that would even come close to this.

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This reasoning is horribly gay.

[touchfaith]

I have no desire to strap a roman candle to my ass and ride home on the flying brick.

I'd rather go up in a Blackbird if I had to choose...

[Kama45]

Only if it involved me, Alba, and the Mile High Club.

[Slow Play Ray]

Maybe it makes me a p*ssy, but no f'n way. Not in that thing.

[dibbs]

I gotta admit I was really expecting something else here. No, no I wouldnt.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell no.

Scares the living crap out of me.

[Sephus]

easy yes.

[YourFoxyGrandma]

By far the most unsafe way to travel. Hells no.

[TStoneMBD]

how much do i get paid?

[spamuell]

It looks incredibly fun. Just how likely is it that I'm going to die?

[mike l.]

why would i do such a thing other than the monetary reward that might come from talk show appearances and book deals later?

space is boring. who gives a fvck? people are retards.

[SoCalRugger]

"You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?"

That being said, I'd definitely do it.

[shant]

Actually I enjoy my life currently and wouldn't get into a spacecraft that [censored] rocket scientists can't keep from falling apart.

[jacki]

I'd go into space,

but not on the shuttle.

[squeek12]

I did Mission Space 3 times in a row at Disney, does that count?

[IronDragon1]

Just going up without any of the stuff astronauts do to get acclimated to weightlessness-no?

With the proper training-sure

[Stu Pidasso]

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It looks incredibly fun. Just how likely is it that I'm going to die?

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I heard/read somewhere that when the shuttle was originally designed, someone calculated the chance of having a catastrophic failure on any given flight to be around 1 in 75. Given the shuttles track record, that figure probably isn't far off.

My initial gut response was "hell yeah I'd take that ride" Upon reflection I think I would have gone on the very first launch(kinda of a trailblazing thing), but for some routine launch - I'd rather get better than 1 - 75.

Stu

[pokerdirty]

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It looks incredibly fun. Just how likely is it that I'm going to die?

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I heard/read somewhere that when the shuttle was originally designed, someone calculated the chance of having a catastrophic failure on any given flight to be around 1 in 75. Given the shuttles track record, that figure probably isn't far off.

My initial gut response was "hell yeah I'd take that ride" Upon reflection I think I would have gone on the very first launch(kinda of a trailblazing thing), but for some routine launch - I'd rather get better than 1 - 75.

Stu

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113 total shuttle flights, 2 "accidents" so, 1:56.5?

looks like a fold pf to me...

[Forbin]

No question... yes all the way. I'd go tomorrow if they'd let me.

I applied at NASA a few years back, but was turned down at the time because I had had LASIK surgery. They like 20/20 vision, but aren't sure of the long term or zero-G effects of it yet (at least not sure enough of it for NASA). So I was turned down, but told to reapply later on down the road if/when they decide LASIK is ok. With the potential coming up for getting to space without NASA, I'm not sure I'll reapply... we'll have to see.

[housenuts]

who are all the sandy vag's that say no? i would repeatedly go up in that thing as many times as possible

[EliteNinja]

yes

[DasLeben]

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It looks incredibly fun. Just how likely is it that I'm going to die?

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I heard/read somewhere that when the shuttle was originally designed, someone calculated the chance of having a catastrophic failure on any given flight to be around 1 in 75. Given the shuttles track record, that figure probably isn't far off.

My initial gut response was "hell yeah I'd take that ride" Upon reflection I think I would have gone on the very first launch(kinda of a trailblazing thing), but for some routine launch - I'd rather get better than 1 - 75.

Stu

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113 total shuttle flights, 2 "accidents" so, 1:56.5?

looks like a fold pf to me...

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Since when is 113 flights even a sample size?

You play poker? /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[zephed]

If I could walk on the moon, then yes.

[cadillac1234]

Remember this is post-1970 NASA. The really smart and ambitious scientists all got jobs in the private sector.

The guy in charge of your safety is probably worried about leveling up his ranger on Everquest

[Quercus]

Engineers put the odds of catestrophic failure at 1:100. Management put the odds of failure at 1:100000.

At least, that's according to Richard Feynman (http://www.ralentz.com/old/space/feynman-report.html) , who served on the commission investigating the Challenger explosion.

The shuttle has been a giant purposeless waste of money.

I am all for space exploration and I am all for manned space flight. But, I would have vastly preferred to see Nasa fund projects designed to get humans and materials into space cheaply and safely rather than the bloated monstrosity that is the shuttle.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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I'd go into space,

but not on the shuttle.

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Would you rather go up in the Soyuz?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Soyuz_rocket_ASTP.jpg
That's pretty much your only other option right now.

[jakethebake]

Anyone else notice the rocket scientist avoided answering the question? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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I am all for space exploration and I am all for manned space flight. But, I would have vastly preferred to see Nasa fund projects designed to get humans and materials into space cheaply and safely rather than the bloated monstrosity that is the shuttle.

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The Space Shuttle is the cheap way. Or at least was at the time. The next generation (CEV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Exploration_Vehicle)) is coming soon.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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Anyone else notice the rocket scientist avoided answering the question? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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Oh yeah. I'd go in a heartbeat.

[HopeydaFish]

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The guy in charge of your safety is probably worried about leveling up his ranger on Everquest

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LOL...that's one of the funnier things I've read on here...mostly because it's probably true. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[miajag81]

In a heartbeat.

If I died I would at least get an elementary school named after me or something.

[Dominic]

in a heartbeat. tomorrow, if they asked.

[astroglide]

risk/reward ratio is not in line for me, so no.

[jakethebake]

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risk/reward ratio is not in line for me, so no.

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Your name is astroglide for god's sake! /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[CORed]

I would love to go into space, but I don't trust the shuttle. Over a year down time and God knows how many million dollars, and they still can't keep the damn foam insulation from falling off of the fuel tank. NASA has fallen far since the moon landing.

[CORed]

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I have no desire to strap a roman candle to my ass and ride home on the flying brick.

I'd rather go up in a Blackbird if I had to choose...

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The Blackbird is a fine piece of engineering. The shuttle is a cobbled together mess of cost cutting compromises.

[housenuts]

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I am all for space exploration and I am all for manned space flight. But, I would have vastly preferred to see Nasa fund projects designed to get humans and materials into space cheaply and safely rather than the bloated monstrosity that is the shuttle.

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i'm a little slow...what are the other options?

[SeaSiren]

in a blink Hyde...
especially if dr. jekyl is the flight attendent.
:-)