Ummm... yeah, that bird's probably dead.

[SaltBoy]

Reading from Wikipedia:

A bird was struck around 2.5 seconds after lift-off. The bird impacted near the very top of the external fuel tank, and appeared to slide down the tank in subsequent frames of the video. NASA does not expect any adverse affects from this impact, because of the slow speed of the spacecraft when it occurred, and because it did not impact the shuttle.

Of course, there's no adverse affects on the shuttle, but that bird is either dead or emotionally wounded for the rest of its life! :laugh:

 

[bonkers325]

someone will find that bird and ebay it

 

[SaltBoy]

Actually, now that I think about it, if the bird slid down the external fuel tank, it must have been cremated by the solid rocket boosters.

Roast pigeon, anyone?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: bonkers325
someone will find that bird and ebay it

How many cigars do you figure I'd have to smoke to get the ashes of one bird?

 

[Medicine Bear]

The bird's last thought?

OW MY ASS!!!!!!

 

[hypn0tik]

M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!!!

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: bonkers325
someone will find that bird and ebay it

hahahhaah

 

[waggy]

the space shuttle pilot should be arrested! the bird had right of way!

 

[manohartvs]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: waggy
the space shuttle pilot should be arrested! the bird had right of way!

not to mention the outrage being expressed by PETA!

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: manohartvs

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[ockky]

Originally posted by: manohartvs

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

:thumbsup: lmao

 

[Homerboy]

Pics or ban!!!

Oh wait: http://www.newscientistspace.com/data/images/ns/9999/99997735F2.JPG

 

[Rogue]

Well, now all the bleeding heart animal people will be condemning space exploration because a fvcking crow got plowed by the shuttle. Whiny bastards!

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!!!

ROTFLMAO! That's way too old, you should update it to the UT2004 version : "H-H-H-HOLY S*IIIIIT!"

 

[Bootprint]

Next mod on the shuttle its a little car horn. This way they beep it just before they light the SRBs.

 

[Rogue]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Next mod on the shuttle its a little car horn. This way they beep it just before they light the SRBs.

That or those little bumper mounted deer whistler things that scare deer away from the road as you drive at over 35mph. They'll adhere them with double sided tape to the front of the orbiter.

 

[chuckywang]

Randy Johnson aboard the shuttle?

 

[jalaram]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Randy Johnson aboard the shuttle?

LOL. I was wondering when someone who refer to that.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
Pics or ban!!!

Oh wait: http://www.newscientistspace.com/data/images/ns/9999/99997735F2.JPG

Bam!

 

[conjur]

I wonder if Mike Tyson will bow his head for a moment?

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
Bam!

LOL! Classic!

 

[wondersteve]

Originally posted by: Medicine Bear
The bird's last thought?

OW MY ASS!!!!!!

hahahahahahaha

 

[Homerboy]

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts114/050726images/
action shots

 

[PunDogg]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!!!

HAHAHAHA