WHY does NASA have a launch site in Australia?

[zorgon]

[Somamech]

You should see what I go through just to sit down at a workstation LOL

[Pimander]

Jokes aside for a second.  Do they use Australia because something they are doing is illegal and unconstitutional on US soil?

[deuem]

I think they are sending Kangaroos into space. Trying to get a jump on the Russians again.

[Pimander]

I think they are sending Kangaroos into space. Trying to get a jump on the Russians again.

That deserves an award for one of the most awful jokes in a long time LOL

[Sinny]

That deserves an award for one of the most awful jokes in a long time LOL

Lulz 

Jokes aside for a second.  Do they use Australia because something they are doing is illegal and unconstitutional on US soil?

Bingo!

[Somamech]

Jokes aside for a second.  Do they use Australia because something they are doing is illegal and unconstitutional on US soil?

Man Thats a question I would love to know the answer to!

This thread got me thinking about the Taranis and how that "test" worked out :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems_Taranis

Pretty sure I sent Zorgon some pics of a Tank Training Module this year... And today I saw a Two Seater Shipping Container Model at work.  The Tank Trainer was probably just that, although one could very rightfully speculate other use's as I did.  But something that looks like server racks and two "comfy" operating stations in container ?       

[Somamech]

Sinny LOL

As woefull as it may sound... Kangaroo's do indeed box!

[Somamech]

This has to be my fave comical incident regarding Nasa and Alice Spring's

The why is Obvious, but the question I wonder is why is another Nth American there complaining about his car being smashed.

Justin deserves a good old segment of "Where is he Now?" LOL

[Amaterasu]

I have captions on because sometimes it's difficult for Me to discern words when there's background noise.  I had to laugh!  The captions on that piece, Soma, are hysterical at points and it was clearly a machine translation that was more familiar with American pronunciation than Australian.

At one point it said something about "pieces of bread" and another, "white People."  (It was "while People..." but "white" was the translation.)

[Pimander]

Unexpected winds.

Do they not check the weather forecast.  Bunch of fecking amateurs. LOL

[Somamech]

Yeah Pim and Amy the Nasa Baloon is a doozy, but it makes one wonder why it was a Doozy.

Blackops don't seem that useless

[zorgon]

HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM



I think that explains it

[Pimander]

Admit it Z.  That is your favourite pic that isn't of a lady. 

[petrus4]

Sinny LOL

As woefull as it may sound... Kangaroo's do indeed box!

It might look funny, but I've heard of a six foot roo disembowelling a man with its' hind legs, before.  They can have big claws on both their forepaws and hind feet.

Magnificent animals, however; probably the single greatest anatomical design in Nature, that I have seen.  When I played Spore, my creature design was modelled on the kangaroo.  Because of the tail, as bipeds, they actually have superior balance to us.

They're delicious eating, as well.  *Orcish grin*