Obama Calls Astronauts On Space Station

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/
Obama Calls Astronauts On Space Station
Praising the crew's "sense of adventure and discovery," the President, joined by schoolchildren and members of Congress, asked the crew about station construction, science, and life in orbit.
NASA - Space Shuttle
"All the crew members aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station gathered in the station's Harmony module Tuesday morning and spoke to the President of the United States, members of Congress and students. "
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/

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[8bitBusDriver]

Hahahahahahaha!! Uhuahahahahahaha! Haha-haha-khahahahaha!!

Guys floating up and down, hahahaha! AND THE HAIR, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[bck1990]

@MohammadX101 if the shuttle isn't moving it would not be in 0 gravity. the shuttle is not that far away from earth, it is still under the influence of earth's gravitational field. it is not floating aimlessly in the distant space. for the things inside to feel 0 gravity, the shuttle has to accelerate with the acceleration = the acceleration on it that would be caused by earth's gravity. the nearer the shuttle is to earth, the faster it has to move around the earth to maintain this acceleration.

[MohammadX101]

have you seen a local TV station van? it has one dish on top and the cameraman could go anywhere and transmit live, clear, HD sound and images. why couldn't Nasa just put the same set up on this rig?

btw, if the shuttle is in zero-gravity then it should not have to move at all --just like many satellites--much less going around the earth "every 90 minutes". what's the rush? it should float just like the microphone wire, the guy's smile and the lady's hair.

[MohammadX101]

@adamb0000  oh we understand alright

[trumpetswim10]

@jeffrsn before he cuts NASA's budget

[jillanthrophy]

looks like someone is having a bad hair day... lol

[rakuten231]

若田さんとフィンクさんとは、１７年も前からのお付き合い・なん­ですね。ビックリ

[mikel1982]

he just fired them prior to this call

[adamb0000]

is the lady real? she just looks scary and smiles at me. i bet the men always moan at her for having such big hair in space. they should make a spaec law - no big hair in space ツ

[adamb0000]

i dont think the people on Earth understand how amazing this achievement is ツ