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NASA Worker Falls To His Death On Launch Pad
RedEaredSlider writes "Tragedy has struck NASA as the organization announced a space shuttle worker fell to his death at the Endeavour launch pad this morning. NASA said the United Space Alliance worker fell at approximately 7:40 am eastern at the NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. The launch pad is currently holding the space shuttle Endeavour, which is slated to launch on April 19."
Dude. Not funny.
Someone is dead ... stop being such a dick.
What, falling?
His name is Robert Paulson
A miscalculation caused a slip.
Another metric vs english measurement unit malfunction for NASA?
"Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
A miscalculation caused a slip.
Another metric vs english measurement unit malfunction for NASA?
Yes. He was thinking in SI units and turned out the problem was in .... feet.
Yes, I'm going to Hell.
I have no doubt he died doing what he loved.
Skydiving.
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I do not want to die 'doing what I love.' I would rather die quietly in my sleep at an old age.
You don't love sleeping? Cause I do. Dying in my sleep would -totally- be dying doing one thing I love.
Paraphrasing a quote I can't quite remember well enough to attribute to anyone:
I'm not afraid of heights. I can look up at them all day. It's depths that bother me.
If you can't convince them, convict them.