STS-115 Space Shuttle Pitch

This is the video that shows the space shuttle Atlantis doing a backflip as it approaches the International Space Station. More information is available at www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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[myrandomspaces]

Why do they have to flip???

[tvspace]

The astronauts do it so the ISS crew can examine the tiles for possible damage. One of the precautions implemented after Columbia.

[zerodoze]

i just wanna to sing...."my dream, is to flyyyy, over the rainbow.. so hiiiigh."

[Fantomas24ARM]

@bestamerica Development of Energia-Buran begined in 1976, 5 years before STS 1 flight. Difference between that two system is quite big.

[bestamerica]

Fantomas24ARM,

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nah nah,,,

america can go ISS and space WITHOUT ussr russia,,,

ussr russia already copy steal from america space shuttle design to buran and ptichka,,,

ussr russia is a big CHEATER country

[Fantomas24ARM]

@bestamerica you are wrong, USA now cant go to ISS on its own ship (it simply dont have one :) ) , USA depends on us now.

[bestamerica]

Fantomas24ARM,

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that is tooo bad for ussr russia own problem,,,

dont depend on america,,,

america can go outer space to ISS and no need it ussr russia

[Fantomas24ARM]

@bestamerica in 90s our economy collapsed very hard, there is no time and money for shuttles. But in end of 80s USSR built 2 space shuttles actually, Buran and Ptichka (98% complete)

[bestamerica]

Fantomas24ARM,

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ONCE is once still not enough,,,

still cheap low buran and unmanned with R/C,,,

american real space shuttle fly many times, real manned with ISS,,,

buran is only one,,,

america have few space shuttles now

[Fantomas24ARM]

@bestamerica it do once, moron. Buran was capable to carry more cargo to space than shuttle.

[hardstyle905]

@CANECITY01 Nitrogen and oxygen mixed together is deadly? Are you fucking serious? LOL! Do you know what the air you're breathing consists of? I'll tell you. It's mostly nitrogen and oxygen.

But perhaps it IS deadly, because you're pretty braindead.

[desireeT01]

and this shuttle will close the program in 2011...

thanks for this video

[franklinpeach]

@myrandomspaces they don't have to. They just like to fuck around.