# Godspeed Discovery

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-discovery/315935>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 7, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-discovery/315935 "2005-08-07T00:41:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-discovery/315935/1 "2005-08-07T00:41:57Z")

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By Robyn Shelton | Sentinel Staff Writer  
Posted August 6, 2005, 6:23 PM EDT

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> CAPE CANAVERAL – Space Shuttle Discovery’s seven astronauts are homeward bound.
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> They’ll spend Sunday making final preparations, then if all goes as scheduled, swoop into Kennedy Space Center at 4:46 a.m. EDT Monday. If the weather or some other problem gets in the way, the Discovery will have a second chance to land at 6:21 a.m. EDT.

I will be hoping for your safe return until then. When I am awakened by the sonic booms here in Central Florida at 4:30 am tomorrow, I will consider it a welcome disturbance.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-discovery/315935/2 "2005-08-07T00:50:59Z")

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I’m surprised they’re coming in that early.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-discovery/315935/3 "2005-08-07T00:54:41Z")

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I thought this was going to be a “what’s the next term in this sequence” sort of thing.

The answer, of course, is [Susan Constant](http://www.shgresources.com/va/symbols/fleet/).

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-discovery/315935/4 "2005-08-07T01:21:13Z")

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The other thing that crossed my mind as I was opening this thread was, “Holy crap - did they find the _Godspeed_ somewhere on the ocean floor?”

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-discovery/315935/5 "2005-08-07T01:36:51Z")

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[Godpeed](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812519922/103-9722031-8687838?v=glance) ? That’s a good way to collapse the quantum vacuum, and leave yourself stranded on some God forsaken planet for thousands of years. No, what we want is a slightly _slower_ FTL drive.

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**Author:** ![Baggins111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Baggins111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggins111)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-discovery/315935/6 "2005-08-07T09:03:32Z")

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Godspeed Discovery.

Your safe return Home will be more than welcome.