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Old April 19th 12, 08:56 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle
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In some actual Space Shuttle news, Discovery is almost home ... having
arrived at Dulles via 747 ferry flight.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47087806/ns/today-today_tech/t/space-shuttle-will-be-hoisted-plane-crane-ballet/

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Old April 20th 12, 07:01 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle
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Snidely submitted this idea :
In some actual Space Shuttle news, Discovery is almost home ... having
arrived at Dulles via 747 ferry flight.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47087806/ns/today-today_tech/t/space-shuttle-will-be-hoisted-plane-crane-ballet/


http://i.usatoday.net/news/gallery/2012/n120417shuttle/08shuttle17-pg-horizontal.jpg


from
http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/G3712

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Old April 21st 12, 05:56 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:56:58 -0700, Snidely
wrote, perhaps among other things:

In some actual Space Shuttle news, Discovery is almost home ... having
arrived at Dulles via 747 ferry flight.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47087806/ns/today-today_tech/t/space-shuttle-will-be-hoisted-plane-crane-ballet/

/dps


Discovery is around 150 miles from her home.
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Old April 21st 12, 08:47 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle
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After serious thinking Paul Madarasz wrote :
On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:56:58 -0700, Snidely
wrote, perhaps among other things:

In some actual Space Shuttle news, Discovery is almost home ... having
arrived at Dulles via 747 ferry flight.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47087806/ns/today-today_tech/t/space-shuttle-will-be-hoisted-plane-crane-ballet/

/dps


Discovery is around 150 miles from her home.


Uh, home is where you hang your hat ... which is now at Dulles.
Enterprise's hat is being moved to NYC.

Or, I guess I don't understand your comment.

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Old April 22nd 12, 05:49 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle
Greg \(Strider\) Moore
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"Paul Madarasz" wrote in message
...

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:56:58 -0700, Snidely
wrote, perhaps among other things:

In some actual Space Shuttle news, Discovery is almost home ... having
arrived at Dulles via 747 ferry flight.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47087806/ns/today-today_tech/t/space-shuttle-will-be-hoisted-plane-crane-ballet/

/dps


Discovery is around 150 miles from her home.


Ok, I'll bite. What's 150 miles away that's a better home?



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Old April 24th 12, 05:20 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle
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On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:49:01 -0400, "Greg \(Strider\) Moore"
wrote, perhaps among other things:

"Paul Madarasz" wrote in message
.. .

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:56:58 -0700, Snidely
wrote, perhaps among other things:

In some actual Space Shuttle news, Discovery is almost home ... having
arrived at Dulles via 747 ferry flight.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47087806/ns/today-today_tech/t/space-shuttle-will-be-hoisted-plane-crane-ballet/

/dps


Discovery is around 150 miles from her home.


Ok, I'll bite. What's 150 miles away that's a better home?



Space.
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Old April 24th 12, 07:57 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle
Greg \(Strider\) Moore
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"Paul Madarasz" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:49:01 -0400, "Greg \(Strider\) Moore"
wrote, perhaps among other things:

"Paul Madarasz" wrote in message
. ..

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:56:58 -0700, Snidely
wrote, perhaps among other things:

In some actual Space Shuttle news, Discovery is almost home ... having
arrived at Dulles via 747 ferry flight.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47087806/ns/today-today_tech/t/space-shuttle-will-be-hoisted-plane-crane-ballet/

/dps

Discovery is around 150 miles from her home.


Ok, I'll bite. What's 150 miles away that's a better home?



Space.


Ah. However, considering that it spent more time on the ground by far than
in space, I'm not sure one can say space was its home.




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