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Discovery Launch a No-Go, Again 98

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 11, 2009 @05:54PM from the but-they'll-miss-their-connections dept.

An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from Tech Fragments that says "NASA has yet again postponed the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, which was due to launch today, because of a hydrogen leak in the vent line between the external fuel tank and main engines. The vent line is at the intertank region of the external tank and is the overboard vent to the pad and the flare stack where the vented hydrogen is burned off. ... The NASA launch team is resetting to preserve the option of attempting a Thursday night liftoff at 8:54 p.m. EDT depending on what repairs are needed and what managers decide. The Mission Management Team is meeting at 5 p.m. today to discuss the issue." You can watch for updates on NASA's Space Shuttle page, too.

Comment Re:Does running a web site really qualify you? (Score 1) 35

by Redbaran on Wednesday February 25, 2009 @10:13AM (#26981257) Attached to: Transparency Advocate Campaigns To Lead GPO

I run several websites.

I would never claim to be qualified to run a whole government agency.

Nor should having a silver spoon, or lots of money, or famous parents, or a successful Hollywood career, yet those pass as qualifications all the time.

I think you are underestimating his accomplishments as well as underestimating what it takes to run a government agency.

Comment Funny, but not funny (Score 5, Insightful) 204

by Redbaran on Saturday November 22, 2008 @02:03PM (#25857261) Attached to: Internet Explorer 8 Delayed Until 2009

I know we all like to laugh at MS for not shipping a product on time, but as a web-developer, I am not happy (nor surprised). Anything that delays the average web-surfer from having a more standards compliant browser is not a good thing. While I'm sure IE8 won't be as compliant as it should be, it's still a step in the right direction.

I'll never get back the hours and days I've wasted on browser differences and bugs, but the mirage that one day I won't have to waste that time is enough to keep me wandering through the desert with a little bit of hope.

Comment Shuttle Launch tonight! (Score 2, Informative) 405

by Redbaran on Friday November 14, 2008 @01:00PM (#25761769) Attached to: Obama's Impending NASA Decisions

Not really on topic, but there is a shuttle launch that is scheduled for tonight at 7:55pm EST, weather permitting. It should be especially neat because it is a night time launch. I live in north Florida and if the sky is clear enough, it's an awesome sight to see! I hate to think of the possibility that my generation could see the end of the space program, while my parents' generation saw the start of it. Make sure to check out some of the amazing picture of the shuttle at night: http://images.google.com/images?sa=N&tab=ni&q=night%20time%20shuttle%20launch

Building Artificial Bone 78

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 01, 2007 @09:49PM from the I'll-take-a-femur-to-go dept.

Late-Eight writes "Researchers from the National University of Singapore, have recently developed a new way to make artificial bone from mineralised collagen. For some time scientists have tried to make nanosized artificial bone materials using various methods, And have recently turned their attention to mineralised collagen, a nanoapatite/collagen composite. This material is highly biocompatible and has the nanostructure of artificial bone. It could be used in bone grafts and bone-tissue engineering, among other applications."

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