OT: Well Done to the Soviet Space Program

I just watched a bit of video on Real Player of the Mir coming down. I thought even tho not even remotely on topic...I'd like to commend the Soviet's for an amazing acheivement in keeping MIR aloft long after it's designed lifespan and the apparently safe return to earth.. Good Job Lads. dave henrie

Better watch out Dave! Wosco will be along to spank you for the unrelated post. (Tried to get that vid of CNN on both Mac and Windows.. didn't work.. Did you see it online or on TV?) Dave Henrie wrote:

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> I just watched a bit of video on Real Player of the > Mir coming down. I thought even tho not even remotely > on topic...I'd like to commend the Soviet's for an amazing > acheivement in keeping MIR aloft long after it's designed > lifespan and the apparently safe return to earth.. > Good Job Lads. > dave henrie

It was one of the channels available via the realplayer 8. Space.com I don't know if you can surf directly to it. dave henrie... > (Tried to get that vid of CNN on both Mac and Windows.. didn't work.. > Did you see it online or on TV?) >

thanks... just tried again at cnn.com and it worked. Dave Henrie wrote: > It was one of the channels available via the realplayer > 8. Space.com I don't know if you can surf directly to it. > dave henrie... > > (Tried to get that vid of CNN on both Mac and Windows.. didn't work.. > > Did you see it online or on TV?) > >

On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:35:22 GMT, andrew <[email hidden]> wrote: >Better watch out Dave! Wosco will be along to spank you for the >unrelated post. A) At least Dave had the decency to put an 'OT' in the subject line. B) There isn't any personal benefit for Dave by posting this information, unlike with a certain other offtopic message. Jan

A) I didn't force you to read anything. These aren't the droids you're looking for. Move along. B) I didn't know we couldn't post anything if it had any "personal benefit"! Wow, you learn something every day. Or, at least, I do. So I guess, then, people should avoid asking, for example, which computer runs, say, N4 the best, because it would give them an advantage? Don't lecture me, you paper-hiding weasel waxer. C) You've got a crush on Wosco, haven't you? C'mon, admit it. Jan Loebzien wrote:

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> On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:35:22 GMT, andrew <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Better watch out Dave! Wosco will be along to spank you for the > >unrelated post. > > A) At least Dave had the decency to put an 'OT' in the subject line. > > B) There isn't any personal benefit for Dave by posting this > information, unlike with a certain other offtopic message. > > Jan

it was a piece of crap. they should be fined for littering the ocean. Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b3qv6.622786$[email hidden]...

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> I just watched a bit of video on Real Player of the > Mir coming down. I thought even tho not even remotely > on topic...I'd like to commend the Soviet's for an amazing > acheivement in keeping MIR aloft long after it's designed > lifespan and the apparently safe return to earth.. > Good Job Lads. > dave henrie > >

And the crowd sits still as another ill-informed opinion echoes through the bleachers, drowned out only by the sound of crickets. rik anthrax wrote:

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> it was a piece of crap. they should be fined for littering the ocean. > > Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b3qv6.622786$[email hidden]... > > I just watched a bit of video on Real Player of the > > Mir coming down. I thought even tho not even remotely > > on topic...I'd like to commend the Soviet's for an amazing > > acheivement in keeping MIR aloft long after it's designed > > lifespan and the apparently safe return to earth.. > > Good Job Lads. > > dave henrie > > > >

On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 04:16:58 GMT, "rik anthrax" <[email hidden]> wrote: >it was a piece of crap. they should be fined for littering the ocean. > A piece of crap that lasted alot longer than Skylab... Next time you build a space station, let us know so we can see how it's done, huh? DG

Is this new killer racing simulator? "Enjoy the thrill of dropping the station on the head of your favorite city citizens..." ... ;-) Tapani

lol!!! I can picture it: A 32-station, airlock-to-airlock race to a fiery demise!! "Tapani Kaijanm�ki" wrote: > Is this new killer racing simulator? "Enjoy the thrill of dropping the > station on the head of your favorite city citizens..." ... ;-) > > Tapani

heres a big fuck you to you andrew <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> And the crowd sits still as another ill-informed opinion echoes through > the bleachers, drowned out only by the sound of crickets. > > rik anthrax wrote: > > > it was a piece of crap. they should be fined for littering the ocean. > > > > Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:b3qv6.622786$[email hidden]... > > > I just watched a bit of video on Real Player of the > > > Mir coming down. I thought even tho not even remotely > > > on topic...I'd like to commend the Soviet's for an amazing > > > acheivement in keeping MIR aloft long after it's designed > > > lifespan and the apparently safe return to earth.. > > > Good Job Lads. > > > dave henrie > > > > > > >

The international station has the same life span (5 years). what's sick is that it'll take that long just to get it half way done, then it gets scrapped :-( At least that's what I heard in one of these videos. I was under the impression that it was going to stay up there for 20 years as is then every so often a piece would be replaced. I hope that video that I saw was wrong because it's an overly obvious mistake to build this thing only to destroy it even before it's finished. Dave Henrie wrote in message ...

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> I just watched a bit of video on Real Player of the >Mir coming down. I thought even tho not even remotely >on topic...I'd like to commend the Soviet's for an amazing >acheivement in keeping MIR aloft long after it's designed >lifespan and the apparently safe return to earth.. > Good Job Lads. >dave henrie > >

On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 01:44:20 GMT, andrew <[email hidden]> wrote: >A) I didn't force you to read anything. You did, by creating such a vague subject line. After all, it could have been something like "... a company called Papyrus, daring to release such a buggy product ...", which would have been on topic and probably an interesting read. >B) I didn't know we couldn't post anything if it had any "personal >benefit"! I didn't say you couldn't (apparently you can), I was merely implying that you shouldn't, not in an unmarked offtopic message about a private business decision. Sorry for not replying to the rest of your most mature comments. Jan

On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 13:55:07 GMT, "Michael Barlow" <[email hidden]> wrote: > The international station has the same life span (5 years). what's sick >is that it'll take that long just to get it half way done, then it gets >scrapped :-( At least that's what I heard in one of these videos. I was >under the impression that it was going to stay up there for 20 years as is >then every so often a piece would be replaced. I've seen a report about a company building some air condition systems for the ISS and they said their gear had to be built to last for 15 years. Not sure if that was including a safety span though. Jan

Wow. I'm pretty impressive. Jan Loebzien wrote: > >A) I didn't force you to read anything. > > You did, by creating such a vague subject line.

Dave, One side-note: Being an active Amsat member and US amateur radio operator I had the luxory to speak with almost every Cosmonaut & Astronaut on Mir from 1990 to 1998.. It started out as U2MIR and ended as R0MIR... It was great fun' and it started me into this amazing world of the internet too!! All who I spoke with daily on Mir was great fun & made this world seem much smaller & nicer.. I will miss Mir! 73 de Thom_j. <g> - -... ...- -

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| Dave Henrie wrote in message ... | > I just watched a bit of video on Real Player of the | >Mir coming down. I thought even tho not even remotely | >on topic...I'd like to commend the Soviet's for an amazing | >acheivement in keeping MIR aloft long after it's designed | >lifespan and the apparently safe return to earth.. | > Good Job Lads. | >dave henrie

Task Tsk "rik" and the ocean was not poluted before? hmmm? Also if you do your homework you will read that NASA & their Russian Counterpart via the spacecraft Mir will be salvaged for study... {meaning they will pick up all the pieces for study..} Cheers Thom_j. "rik anthrax" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:QBHv6.30813$[email hidden]... | > > it was a piece of crap. they should be fined for littering the ocean. | > >

Yes, but did they hit the Taco Bell target?? -- Philip D'Amato [email hidden] 00 ZX-6R 00 S4 "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b3qv6.622786$[email hidden]... > I just watched a bit of video on Real Player of the > Mir coming down. I thought even tho not even remotely > on topic...I'd like to commend the Soviet's for an amazing > acheivement in keeping MIR aloft long after it's designed > lifespan and the apparently safe return to earth.. > Good Job Lads. > dave henrie > >

rik anthrax wrote: > it was a piece of crap. they should be fined for littering the ocean. I'm just bummed that they missed the Taco Bell sign - I was looking forward to that free taco. Dave Ewing -- ***************************************************** David A. Ewing Xilinx Boulder [email hidden] *****************************************************