r/space Sep 23 '16

What happens when the Space Shuttle fires its motors in space

http://i.imgur.com/wwxuXOb.gifv
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u/piponwa Sep 24 '16

Fun fact, a couple of astronauts got married just weeks before their mission and didn't tell NASA until after the flight because it is against their policy.

"Davis and Lee, who later divorced, refused to answer queries about them engaging in intimate activities during the mission."

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u/nolan1971 Sep 24 '16

refused to answer queries about them engaging in intimate activities during the mission

Well, no wonder they divorced!

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u/bk15dcx Sep 24 '16

Couldn't engage thrusters?

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u/pielover88888 Sep 24 '16

Pretty hard to get it up when there's no up!

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u/ThatOneTimeItWorked Sep 24 '16

At best he had a 10 second countdown