With apologies to Gruber... http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/7088014787/
"Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), flies over the Washington skyline as seen from a NASA T-38 aircraft, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. "
In celebration of abandoning our space program, we paraded our ailing 30-year old technology over the heads of warmongering lawmakers today.
"Discovery, the first orbiter retired from NASA’s shuttle fleet, ..."
A shuttle-sized walker was too expensive, especially after we bailed out all those banks.
"completed 39 missions, spent 365 days in space, orbited the Earth 5,830 times, and traveled 148,221,675 miles. "
We're still waiting to receive & claim our 89.5 billion Frequent Flyer miles from the Senate.
"NASA will transfer Discovery to the National Air and Space Museum to begin its new mission "
Rust in peace, dear shuttle.
"to commemorate past achievements in space and to educate and inspire future generations of explorers. Photo Credit: (NASA/Robert Markowitz)"
To give our grandchildren a little more reason to hate us for shortsightedness & penny-pinching. As if they'll need any help on that.
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