I'm not sure they could have reached the shuttle. They were in a much lower orbit.
K --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was thinking something along those lines myself. > I mean hell they have > all kinds of safety lines and stuff in the payload > bay right? So tie one of > them off and crack the top. If you have to bring > the shuttle close to the > space station and figure out a way to get in or even > on it. > > I figure that since nothing liek this was attempted > no one really thought it > was anything serious. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Dudley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:17 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: space shuttle columbia accident > > > From the evidence we've heard so far, it does seem > pretty obvious that > the insulation falling off the fuel tank and hitting > the orbiters left > wing has indeed caused the tragedy. Since they knew > about the impact, > doesn't it seem odd that they just almost wrote it > off and didn't take a > look at the left wing while the shuttle was in > space? Surely anyone in > their right mind would make absolutely sure there > was no damage that may > cause such a disaster. > > There must have been something that could have been > done in order to get > a look? And if they had, and found a problem, > couldn't the astronauts > have come back via the soyuz craft that's docked > with the ISS? Couldn't > they have got enough supplies from the ISS to stay > in orbit until the > next shuttle mission? > > I don't know, perhaps I'm clutching at straws but it > seems that someone > or some people at NASA have made a terrible error of > judgment and it's > ultimately cost seven lives. Perhaps that's harsh. > Let's just say that > they have failed to spot a significant danger and > that has contributed > to the deaths. > > However, I do believe that the show must go on, but > only after > everything possible has been done to prevent this > happening again. Only > a fool does not learn from his mistakes. > > Craig. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 03 February 2003 17:00 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: space shuttle columbia accident > > I think Gel just feels a sense of outrage and > sadness at the deaths, > which > I'm sure we all privately share to one degree or > another. > And the other thing is the success of these missions > rides on a 100% > buy-in > to a quasi-fanatical labor-of-love mentality.... If > this is in any way > in > question then maybe it is time to take a pause for > refocusing. > > Patrick > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:51 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: space shuttle columbia accident > > > > > > Gel- > > > > Sorry for putting this so bluntly, but I find your > comment > > completely ridiculous. > > > > There are been only a couple of hundred > human-crewed space missions. > > > > What was the accident rate like after the first > couple of > > hundred airplane flights? > > > > Or the breakdown rate for the first couple of > hundred > > automobile drives? > > > > The shuttle is phenomenally more complex. There > are over one > > million parts. > > And a lot of the research launches have been > failing because > > of funding cuts, in my opinion. > > > > -Ben > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
