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Columbia Accident Board Preliminary Recommendations

fwc writes "The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) has released some preliminary recommendations to NASA - To do a better job at inspecting the leading edge of the shuttle's wings, and also to ensure that pictures of the orbiter are taken while in orbit. More recommendations are to follow in the full report which is expected in June. More detailed information on the recommendations are at space.com and spaceflightnow.com. NASA Administrator O'Keefe seems optimistic that they will be able to return the shuttle fleet to flight by the end of the year since there has been no show-stopping problems which have been discovered during the investigation."

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  1. In Prison (aka webchat.org) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They use high powered telescopes to verify you own your nickname.

  2. fp! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here's my recommendation: stop sending people into space to be destroyed you cum monkeys!!!

  3. Tasteless FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dead people! Haahhahah! FP!!

  4. The Long Lost Code by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. poop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    at got your tongue? (something important seems to be missing from your comment ... like the body or the subject!)

  6. Reminds me of something I saw here.. by ackthpt · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Columbia Accident Board Preliminary Recommendations

    Reminds me of something I saw here..

    The president, when presented with the findings, gave it much serious thought and consideration then recommended drilling for oil in Alaska.

    Anyone else notice another attempt to sneak that through in the last few weeks.

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  7. Re:Show stoppers? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Would you use software that crashed 1-in-50 times?

    I do, it's called LINUX.

  8. Re:Wait a sec... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Lies! A chunk of the craft didn't fall off. In fact the craft is still in orbit as anyone can plainly see , Allah be praised.

  9. Re:Wait a sec... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ah, the iraqi info minister always comes out with the truth in the end!

  10. Re:Wait a sec... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wait -- I thought a bunch of Iraqi farmers shot it down with old rifles.

  11. Re:Is a fucking conspiracy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One word: syria. plz dy thnx

  12. Re:What a great use of tax dollars. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    9/11 happened NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO!!! It's time to lick your wounds AND GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE!!!

  13. Re:Interesting thought: Build new shuttles! by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Tom Corbett? Man that's going back! (If you /.'ers just said WTF, click HERE)
    I'm not sure if my life is worth setting, but the point is, as a massive show of force, the U.S. sent everything they had available to 'liberate' Iraq, which, after they dropped more than the required amount of very expensive bombs in their shock and awe campaign, they had way too many troops running around that they had to feed, transport, and supervise.

    ANd if I took anything personally on this blog, I wouldn't have used this nick, and I probably would have killed myself after the first flame war. And it is a crappy Friday here too, but it's better than work.

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    You think that I'm crazy, you should see this guy!