Comments on: A Most Difficult Endeavour

By: kurumi

kurumi — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:14:26 +0000

Dear Lucy
Thanks for this topic.
I have heard about the news before,but didn’t know the inside story.
And your notes of synonyms always helps me a lot.^^

Kurumi

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:46:04 +0000

Dear Lucy,
Again it is me ,
You know what ,Maybe I m over reacting to the whole thing.but ,face it sis, they are tilting at windmills. I mean , does really the end justify the means ,condidering All the effort and cost involved.
You see what I mean?
I can’t get over the fact that they wanna cut the top of the trees on the way of a man-made structure.
I m not an environmentalist,still it is too much!!
Do u feel me.
I m not a party pooper.
I mean , I don’t wanna kill the buzz
I know the shuffle has a historic value and all.
Neverthless, I personally think , it is not worth moving the bulky object. It is costly and hazardous , safety hazard
But ,it is just me. And lat time I checked ,nobody goes by me.

Yours

The prig:))

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:23:59 +0000

Peter,

That’s because the Shuttle program has been shut down.
They are developing new rockets more effective and cheaper, and also using private companies to carry People and goods out space.

Bye.

By: Genji

Genji — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:27:36 +0000

Hi. Lucy.
Thank you for a dream story.
I really want to visit LA to meet with Endeavour in near future.

By: rahul bhargava

rahul bhargava — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:22:12 +0000

Thanks Lucy,
Story is well written,
After reading this story one can say,,”Its ease to travel in space but its difficult to travel on earth”

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:31:22 +0000

I don’t get it
Why don’t strip the shuttle into
Parts and use those parts to make a new shuttle.
I know it is an overworked shuttle,still, there must be some pieces left in its structure that could be put in a Better use than putting on display for people to see.
What is more, they plan on damaging trees to have the duffle pass the area.
It is not cool at all
Do You know , how long does it take for those trees to grow back.

Let me tell u , It will intrigue some public reactions.

By: Cristobal Romo

Cristobal Romo — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:13:44 +0000

Quoted from NASA’s website found here: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/stseducation/stories/F_The_Naming_of_Space_Shuttle_Endeavour.html
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The name of the shuttle was decided in a contest.

The competition was open to K-12 students enrolled in U.S. public and private schools. Interest was high. NASA received 6,154 entries, representing more than 70,000 students.

Endeavour was the most popular entry, accounting for almost one-third of the state-level winners. The Endeavour was a ship belonging to the British Royal Navy. In their entries, students focused on the vessel’s first voyage under the command of seaman and scientist James Cook in 1769-71. Cook steered Endeavour to Tahiti in the South Pacific to observe and record the rare event of the transit of Venus, a celestial event that allows observers on Earth to see Venus passing across the face of the sun.

Students drew parallels between astronomy on Cook’s Endeavour and on the space shuttle; the payloads of medicine, science and commerce that were on both the ship and shuttles; and the make-up of the crews, both of which included scientists.

By: el gatufo

el gatufo — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:54:50 +0000

Hi Lucy, it has to be great just to watch The Endeavour making its last tour just infront of you, sure it would be
something to remember or to tell the children once the Endeavour take place in the museum.

I would like to see it also with my own eyes but I am afrait it is not possible for the moment.

Thanks a million dear Lucy and enjoy the moment for us too.

emililano

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:26:15 +0000

Thanks Lucy!

I think that with all they have achieved with the space shattle fleet in the last years a mention on the ESLpod’s blog is well deserved.

Still today when I see a Space shuttle’s take off I get emotional. It was wonderful.
I mean, it is not the same with today’s new generation of rockets. With the Space Shuttle was different.
The rocket booster, the orange tank, amazing. If you have not seen the videos I reccomend to see it on Youtube.
Videos with different cameras from every angle. When I see it I get goose bumps every time.

Then, there is the difference between countries in lauching a rocket. To me Americans are the best one.
I am thinking at the classic countdown the American way is cool. The countdown in French, Chinese, Russian is dull.

You know what, I would have liked to ride on the Space Shuttle even if that meant risking my own life.
I really envy those who had the opportunity to do that.

If you look in the eyes of those who rided it and had an expirience on the ISS when interviewed you can see something special.
Something that can not be expressed with words.

Thanks Lucy and thank to all the people that have worked for the Space Shuttle program.

By: I want to see space shuttle

I want to see space shuttle — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:30:40 +0000

Thank Lucy for this news! Thank Jeff and you for all the work you have devoted for ESL Podcast! I hope one day I have a change to see you in L.A. Thanks!