At 12:50 PM 2/3/03 -0400, you wrote: >Correct. They knew the risks. Just like Test Pilots, fighter >pilots...firemen..cops etc. etc. > >But that doesn't mean they volunteered for suicide missions. > >Now I'm not saying the space program has reached that stage for manned >flights...but the thing must be analysed. >No one wants to stop manned flights into space...but its human life, and >there must be an acceptable margin of safety. >And once that has been exceeded then the fleet should be grounded. > >That's all I'm saying. > >-Gel
Who ever said it was a suicide mission. 14 lives out of how many who've gone up on the shuttle? With odds like that I think its acceptable. Look at how many get killed in car crashes each year, that's considered an acceptable risk. You smoke. Chances pretty good that you may to get cancer, yet you think that's an acceptable risk. -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8420 Quarry Road Manassas, Virginia 20110-5326 Web: http://www.ebstor.com Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
