Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
Monday, September 11, 2006
Saturday, September 9, 2006
SRBs after the launch
"The two solid rocket booster recovery ships, Freedom Star and Liberty Star, are stationed in the Atlantic Ocean about 140 miles northeast of the Kennedy Space Center (off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla.) in their mission station position. They were deployed on September 5 and arrived the next day.
"The booster recovery operation takes about six hours. The boosters are plugged, and compressed air is pumped into the interior, a procedure known as dewatering. This changes their position in the ocean from vertical and bobbing like buoys, to a horizontal position resembling logs in the water. This allows them to be towed back to Port Canaveral.
"After the ships retrieve the boosters, they are returned to the port to be prepared for shipment by train to Utah where they are readied for a future shuttle launch."
Mission STS-115 on NASA's Launch Blog
"The booster recovery operation takes about six hours. The boosters are plugged, and compressed air is pumped into the interior, a procedure known as dewatering. This changes their position in the ocean from vertical and bobbing like buoys, to a horizontal position resembling logs in the water. This allows them to be towed back to Port Canaveral.
"After the ships retrieve the boosters, they are returned to the port to be prepared for shipment by train to Utah where they are readied for a future shuttle launch."
Mission STS-115 on NASA's Launch Blog
Reformation in Africa
"The European reformation wasn't just a religious revival; it
was an application of biblical truth into every area of life.
Over the course of two centuries the reformers established
educational systems, developed systems of law, advanced human
rights, and planted the seeds of scientific and technological
advancement.
"In some ways the continent of Africa is today where the
Europe was then: a poor, uneducated populace ruled by a small
wealthy elite, battling the twin enemies of secularism and
radical Islam."
--Jeff Myers
was an application of biblical truth into every area of life.
Over the course of two centuries the reformers established
educational systems, developed systems of law, advanced human
rights, and planted the seeds of scientific and technological
advancement.
"In some ways the continent of Africa is today where the
Europe was then: a poor, uneducated populace ruled by a small
wealthy elite, battling the twin enemies of secularism and
radical Islam."
--Jeff Myers
Thursday, September 7, 2006
George W. Bush: Educator-in-Chief
"Asking me when the War on Terror will end is like asking Harry Truman when the Cold War would end."
--George W. Bush
September 7, 2006
ABC News: Bush: 'Presidents Don't Get Do-Overs'
--George W. Bush
September 7, 2006
ABC News: Bush: 'Presidents Don't Get Do-Overs'
Army Defense Contracting Favortism?
"The Army awarded one of its favored defense contractors, Raytheon, a contract to develop a system to combat rocket-propelled grenades. The Army insists Raytheon won the contract fair and square. But an NBC News investigation reveals that at almost every turn, Raytheon was given a significant competitive advantage."
Lisa Myers & the NBC Investigative Unit
Lisa Myers & the NBC Investigative Unit
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Hardball: Malachy McCourt interview
Video: Chris Matthews interviews Malachy McCourt, the Green Party candidate for New York governor. His brother wrote Angela's Ashes.
Malachy is one of those guys for whom I probably would not vote, but to whom I love to listen. A politician with personality, he is.
Malachy is one of those guys for whom I probably would not vote, but to whom I love to listen. A politician with personality, he is.
Monday, September 4, 2006
CBS Evening News: Schieffer Signing Off
Video: Schieffer Hands Over The Anchor Desk
'CBS Evening News' Anchor Talks With Katie Couric About Life And Career
CBS threw more of an on-camera party for Bob Schieffer than NBC did for Tom Brokaw!
'CBS Evening News' Anchor Talks With Katie Couric About Life And Career
CBS threw more of an on-camera party for Bob Schieffer than NBC did for Tom Brokaw!
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