Science

Watch And Learn Everything That Goes Into Launching A Space Shuttle In Beautiful Slow Motion

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November 7, 2010

Dammit, I’m Supposed To Be In Space

With the Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-133 launch delayed for the time being, this poor humanoid, Robonaut 2, gets thrown back into storage. Though I gotta admit, his storage crate looks foamy and almost comfortable.