Sorcerer Mickey ([info]sorcerer_mickey) wrote,
2006-07-04 23:47:00
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Nothing Like Rockets on The Fourth of July

In what were (let us hope) unrelated stories in today’s news:


BoingBoing’s catchy headline was:
Space Shuttle Discovery moves every zig for great justice



At an evening press conference Tuesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Space Shuttle Program Wayne Hale reported that the external tank's performance was greatly improved during the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery at 2:38 p.m. EDT.



(Meanwhile, in an Evil Empire across the globe…)



Report: North Korea Test Fires 6 Missiles, Including Long-Range

Defiant N. Korea Fires Series Of Missiles
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ~ NEW YORK TIMES

Published: July 5, 2006
Filed at 1:48 a.m. ET


”YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME”

TOKYO (AP) -- A defiant North Korea test-fired a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching America, but it failed seconds after launch. The North also tested five smaller missiles in an exercise the White House called ''provocative'' but not an immediate threat.


”ALL YOUR SEA OF JAPAN ARE BELONG TO US”

Ignoring stern U.S. and Japanese warnings, the isolated communist nation carried out the audacious tests even as the U.S. celebrated the Fourth of July and launched the space shuttle.

"You are on the way to destruction."

Tags: all your base are belong to us, nasa, north korea, rockets, space shuttle

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[info]danjite

July 5 2006, 08:53:08 UTC 5 years ago

1) Still awaiting BaCon reportage.

2) Fan day at DisKneeLand?
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