Writes Peter S. Rieth: “I’ve been following the Discovery mission via simple news reports since before the launch. I am by no means an engineer, but the entire venture seems a morbid exercise in bad comedy, and it would be nice if the facts spoke for themselves on the subject of government funded space exploration. “Pre-Launch: 1. NASA spends 1 Billion plus USD to prevent a piece of foam from destroying another shuttle. 2. Discovery Launch is post phoned when Fuel Gage refuses to work during pre-launch test. 3. NASA scientists “wiggle” the wires to see what’s wrong. 4. NASA … Continue reading The Creepy Space Antique ‘Discovery’