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Shuttle Columbia Flight Recorder Recovered In Texas

Posted by timothy on from the what-it-was-intended-for dept.

ctar writes "ABC News reports that the space shuttle Columbia's flight recorder has been found in Hemphill Texas. ABC says: "The finding today came after NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe said investigators may never find a single definitive cause for the destruction of Columbia""

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  1. You know, a war has just started by ObviousGuy · · Score: -1, Troll

    And since it is night time in the United States, I will just presume that this box wasn't found JUST NOW.

    So take your day-old news and shove it. We've got a war to debate.

    --
    I have been pwned because my /. password was too easy to guess.
  2. My favorite solution... by MarkusQ · · Score: -1, Troll

    The best idea I've heard for building a reliable space transport system:

    • Publish the entire design or the proposed shuttle and all suport systems online, with wikiesque interface to collect comments and allow people to highlight sections, post RFCs, etc.
    • Have a national lottery, where every month someone (no age limit) is sellected to go up on it. You are not allowed to refuse the honour.
    • Part of the paid staff is in charge of moderating the on line discussion. If there is ever a fatality that could have been prevented by acting on information/insight gathered from the public review, the entire paid staff is fired. No warning, no exceptions, no excuses, just like what happened to the people who died.
    -- MarkusQ