February 19, 2008
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Atlantis
Space shuttle Atlantis departed the International Space Station on Monday to return to Earth as quickly as possible, to maximize the amount of time the Pentagon has to shoot down a dying spy satellite.The shuttle must be safely on the ground before a Navy ship fires a missile at the satellite, which is slowly falling out of the sky with its load of toxic fuel. The shootdown is intended to shatter the satellite’s fuel tank into fragments, allowing the fuel to dissipate.If the fuel tank isn’t blown up, it will plunge to Earth and spew a cloud of fumes that could injure or kill anyone nearby, said Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Cartwright and other officials estimated they have a seven- to eight-day window to bring down the satellite before it would make a final, uncontrolled dive to the Earth’s surface in early March. To give the military more flexibility, NASA will take the rare step of opening two runways Wednesday, the day Atlantis is scheduled to come home: the shuttle’s normal runway in Florida and a backup landing strip in California.
I look forward to seeing the Navy shoot the satellite out of space. What’s going to be your highlight of this week?
Atlantis to race home out of Navy’s field of fire *Blind Date*
After being with his blind date all evening, the man couldn’t take another minute with her. Earlier, he had secretly arranged to have a friend call him to the phone so he would have an excuse to leave if something like this happened.
When he returned to the table, he lowered his eyes, put on a grim expression and said, “I have some bad news. My grandfather just died.”
“Thank goodness,” his date replied. “If yours hadn’t, mine would have had to!”James Dobson is writing a new book: Bringing up Girls I look forward to it. If it’s anything like his Bringing up Boys, it’ll be great.
Comments (9)
I have the book Bringing up Boys, I really want the girls edition too.
The highlight of my week will probably be Wednesday – espresso, Bible study, chocolate, and a movie with a good friend of mine.
I think that’s a winning combo!
My highlight this week? just the beautiful art routine I’m lucky enough to be living right now. Tomorrow, I’m taking my art out to prospect and try to schedule hangings and shows. That’s always fun. My good friend will buy me lunch and compliment my art and make me feel really good about my work! That’s always really nice.
The highlight of my week is to see my wife’s smiling face!
My highlight of my week was i got a new Girl firend
Toxic fuel … that cracks me up! Whatever!
Highlight of my week? What day is it again? I’m hoping that everyone in my family will all be healthy at the same time some time this week.
you and my husband both are looking forward to it. Mine would be seeing my sister tomorrow at the antique mall. Didn’t he write The Strong willed Child. I gave it to my sister when ask was a toddler and she was insulted -I could tell but she keep saying how little Ashley was strong willed so I saw the book at a garage sale. Ash is 13yr old now
thank you so much for your prayers concerning my son. so that you have a name – his name is trey pryor…..
ryc…Truer words can not be found!!
Have a blessed day….Mike