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Columbia's Final Minutes in Detail

Posted by michael on from the riding-the-rocket dept.

grub writes "This article on Newsday has an excerpt from 'Comm Check... The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia,' by Michael Cabbage and William Harwood describing the last minutes of Columbia's final flight in detail."

3 of 494 comments (clear)

  1. Re:May their souls rest in peace. by danidude · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    This is quite a tragedy.

    A real tragedy is millions of children dying from hunger in the world. The astronauts were well paid and knew what they were doing, understanding the risks. It is sad, really, but it is not a tragedy, sorry.

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  2. Re:No Disrespect intended. by liposuction · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The problem with voicing concerns though is this:

    As soon as you voice concerns you become an alarmist. People shun you because you're crying wolf. And now, since people are taking your alarmist attitude seriously, nothing catastrophic ever happens, and then they say, "See? There was no danger. This safety is a waste of money. There was no danger from that little 2-bit dictator." Oops. I meant "cracked heat-shield".

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  3. What to do about the Space Program and the Shuttle by Kris+Magnusson · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    1. Fuck the ISS. It's a money sink. Screw our international commitments. We can't afford it. Bring the crew home.

    2. Kill the Shuttle program now. If we can't operate it safely, then we shouldn't be operating it.

    3. Start immediately on the Crew Exploration Vehicle. We need to get to the moon ASAP.

    4. Ramp up Prometheus. We need nuclear propulsion in the next ten years for Mars transit. By the time we're ready to launch, we should have VASIMR or a GCNR ready for use.

    5. Get the military involved. They have their shit together, and they will force NASA to stay on schedule.

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