Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Wing Seals Blamed in Columbia's Demise

Posted by michael on from the yellow-and-blue-make-green dept.

MoonFacedAssassin writes "MSNBC has this article stating that a 'seal from Columbia's left wing was apparently the mystery object that floated away in orbit, and it was almost certainly struck by something - like a chunk of foam - before it came off, accident investigators said Tuesday.' The article also quoted Navy Rear Admiral Stephen Turcotte, a CAIB member, as having a confidence level 'up there near the 70s and 80s percent' about the T-seal."

2 of 252 comments (clear)

  1. Ridiculous by unterderbrucke · · Score: 0, Troll

    That T-seal was manufactured under the strictest of environments following guidelines!

    Or was it...

  2. Now by Cyno · · Score: 0, Troll

    If only we cared to know this level of detail about the 3000 deaths caused by the WTC and Pentagon attacks.

    It amazes me how shocked and horrified a nation of idiots gets over a handful of people who die while on an extremely dangerous mission. We all know the dangers of space exploration. Like the other posters are saying... get over it. We MUST explore. It is our nature.

    First let's figure out what is REALLY going on.

    Then let's make sure we stop thinking about money long enough to prevent anything like this ever happening again. Think humanitarian. Think locks on the doors of commercial airliners. Think wings that don't require seals that can fall off. Think!

    Fuk!