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NASA Will Man Destruct Switch Just In Case

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the explosions-are-cool dept.

Ant writes "Popular Mechanics reports if the looming Discovery mission or any other between now and the spacecraft's retirement loses control, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is prepared to ditch it in the Atlantic ocean — or blow it up. The article also shows complete no-fly-zone maps and a photograph of the switch."

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  1. Re:Not news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Non-story to you, but no to everyone. For instance, people dismiss the idea a building housing evidence from a federal investigation into federal corruption could be deliberately brought down under the right circumstances. NASA's engineers thought of it -- so why not another part of the federal government?

  2. What's so good about "geek cred?" by alfs+boner · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Most of you guys are junior-college losers who work slave-wage jobs. The fact that you even have time to complain about(or even care about!) some commenting feature on some stupid website tells me that you will never bring anything useful or interesting to the table, and your social and intellectual betters can(and will, as always) safely ignore you. The world will go on as it always has, with or without your "geek cred." Next time you ever feel like posting here, AC, please just get a blog.

    :)

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    Listen p*ssy. I'm sure your the same homo that posted earlier about alf's boner and you just want to remain anonymous fo