X-Message-Number: 29543 Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:53:04 -0700 (PDT) From: "John B. Krug" <> Subject: Space, the Final Frontier...... --0-1858042981-1181163184=:53891 Hi: ......The "shuttle" ship Atlantis is out to launch this coming Friday 6-8-2007at about 7:30 P.M. (U.S. Eastern)/4:30 P.M. (Pacific) on a trip to continue finishing the international space station (ISS). Many on the U.S. East Coast ought to be able to get a glimpse of the takeoff since it's scheduled to happen around sunset.... Unfortunately, but as should be expected, the three remaining shuttles (sic) are wearing out. There is a serious concern about the pressure tanks associated with the engines. It would not be a good thing if these tanks ruptured. Replacements aren't possible right now because the company that makes them is out of business. More details at the link: http://www.space.com/news/ft_070604_aging_orbiters.html I hope the launch goes off okay. Prayers would not be inappropriate for those who believe in such things .... I just changed my streaming Surf City Sounds Plus to include a space travel theme, with audio tracks including the usual suspects such as the "2001",Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Moon songs by crooners like Frank Sinatra, etc. I also tossed in some demented novelty space oldies, plus the '30's radio classic "War Of The Worlds" by Orson Welles. As always, I'll be adding more as time goes on....Are your phasers on stun? :)! Stay tuned! Best Regards! JBK Yes, you can turn me me on! I'm on the radio! Surf City Sounds Plus: http://www.Live365.com/stations/johns805?play --0-1858042981-1181163184=:53891 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=29543