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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."

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  1. Interesting by jchawk · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This article is kind of an intense read... I think it's important to remember these fallen heros, who gave their lives for the purpose of furthering our understanding of science.

    Hats off to those brave souls.

  2. Really never thought it would happen again by The+I+Shing · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I remember when the Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed, and I really never imagined that another space shuttle would be destroyed in my lifetime.

    I've heard complaints about feeding starving people instead of exploring space, and that does sound compelling in light of the fact that there is so much human suffering, but I believe (as do many) that space exploration represents a greater destiny for mankind.

    Maybe that destiny could be put off a few decades while we solve all the world's problems, but I don't want that long.

    It's like that t-shirt my one trekkie buddy used to wear, "The meek shall inherit the Earth... the rest of us shall go to the stars."

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