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Krystal
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How did they get that up there?!
Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:55 PM
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superman34
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beats me
Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:57 PM
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SaNToRoGT
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The Space ship bought the 727 a couple drinks and they went from there...
Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:01 PM
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timeconsumerx
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they have a mate/demate device. its like a big scaffolding arch they pull the shuttle under. they grab the shuttle with it, lift it up, secure it, pull the 767 under it, gently lower the shuttle, then pull out. vice versa for getting it on there.
Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:16 PM
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Okrbot23
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^^^^you live in florida and you've never seen that before?
Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:49 PM
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Kf4zra
tampa
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thats actually a 747
Friday, October 21, 2005 12:14 AM
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jessecurry
Tampa, FL
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I'm glad that they're retiring this piece of shit soon; what a bad path they took with the development of the space shuttle. The new design makes much more sense.
Friday, October 21, 2005 12:40 AM
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Krystal
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I've seen the space shuttle. I have seen them move it... on that big pad thingy... but no I have never seen it on top of an air plane.
Friday, October 21, 2005 1:22 AM
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CPUGuy83
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That would really have to suck for the pilot flying that thing.
Friday, October 21, 2005 2:05 AM
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Okrbot23
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^^never given thought on how they get it back to florida from houston? cause Ill tell you what, thats a long drive doing two miles an hour on that crawler lol.
[Edited by Okrbot23 on 10/20/2005 4:19:27 PM. Reason for edit: df]
Friday, October 21, 2005 2:18 AM
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Kf4zra
tampa
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the shuttle goes to houston?
Friday, October 21, 2005 3:27 AM
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timeconsumerx
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it comes from edwards AFB. when they bring it back in they usually parade it up and down cocoa beach before they land it. it flew over my soccer game when i was in like fourth grade. it was pandemonium.
Friday, October 21, 2005 3:50 AM
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Timbo238
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Reminds me of OO7 in MOONRAKER lol
Friday, October 21, 2005 3:52 AM
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elm3r
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thats actually a 747
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that's filled with sand bags, on moveable platforms. that it how they balance the plane for flight...
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That would really have to suck for the pilot flying that thing.
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ironically: from teh special i watched, one of the pilots interviewed said that it flew like a normal 747, but was just a little more sluggish then usual.
Friday, October 21, 2005 8:01 AM
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