Space Shuttle Columbia goes missing on landing

Jason Henderson

This is a tragedy. I wonder if they came in at a bad angle or if the shuttle just broke up on re-entry. I just hope it wan't sabotaged because of the Israeli on board.

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KaRl

I've just seen this on TV. :omg:! Columbia would have exploded at mach 6 when entering in the atmosphere, according to the news. My first toughts go to the victims :rose:

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Marc Clifton

This is awful. It will probably mean the end of the International Space Station, the end of the shuttle program, and will be a significant political issue, what with having an Israeli on board. I am loath to hear the politicians get on another "terrorist" bandwaggon. And what gets me is, that while I'm feeling very sad for the men and women and their families, I can't help but feel angry at NASA for bringing this onto themselves--while space flight has a definite risk associated with it, NASA is yet another agency bogged down in beauracracy (yes, some of it imposed by our government), infighting, and political sabotage. It's track record in the last 10 years is attrocious--the QA alone has been degraded from "perfection" to "acceptable risk", and suppliers are out to make a buck regardless of the life lost. The whole agency thing should be torn down and privatized. Besides the chapter in Feynman's book on the Challenger disaster, Chris Kraft's book Flight is quite excellent for reading about what the space program used to be, the politics that brought down NASA, and what it needs to rise to again. :mad: Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
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Anna Jayne Metcalfe

I was round at a friend's place when the Challenger disaster happened - and she had the TV on at the time. It's something I'll never forget. :(( Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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Tim Smith

Foolish to think it was terrorism. Re-entry is very dangerous and the shuttle was damaged during take off. As far as it turning political, you have already started turning it into a political issue. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.

KaRl

Tim Smith wrote: the shuttle was damaged during take off. I didn't follow this mission on the news. What did happen during the take-off ? :confused:

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Anna Jayne Metcalfe

Marc Clifton wrote: Besides the chapter in Feynman's book on the Challenger disaster I've read it...it's a shocking inditement of organisational mismanagement and incompetance. :( For anyone who hasn't, it's “What Do You Care What Other People Think?”[^]. Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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Brian Delahunty

Yep. It's on all news channels over here. Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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Brian Delahunty

A :rose: for the familes of the members. My heart goes out to them. NASA have an uphill battle now. Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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Kant

Shocking!!! India lost first Indian born astronaut. :(( Name: Kalpana Chawla Position: Mission Specialist History: Born in India in 1961, Chawla earned an aerospace engineering doctorate from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Chawla, who has logged more than 375 hours in space, was the prime robotic arm operator on a shuttle flight in 1997. Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

Tim Ranker

A piece of the external fuel tank came off and nicked the wing. From Fox News: "Leroy Cain, the lead flight director in Mission Control, had assured reporters Friday that engineers had concluded that any damage to the wing was considered minor and posed no safety hazard".

KaRl

Thanks. it might have damaged the ceramic coating, perhaps

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Heinz R Vahlbruch

My heart goes out to the family of the crew members :rose: It's a terrible tragedy, just like the Challenger in 1986. Of course there will be a delay in NASA manned spaceflight programs, there will be a political issue too but I don't think they will abandon the shuttle flights. They are the only way to bring up astronauts to the ISS and that international station will be finished. But from now on all staff working on the ISS will remember what price has to be paid ...

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Marc Clifton

As far as it turning political, you have already started turning it into a political issue. Yes, you're right. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
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Marc Clifton

The external tank is coated with a very, very lightweight heat and flame retardant foam. I've actually held the stuff. It seems to me and my unscientific reasoning, that this is unlikely to have damaged the wing. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
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Nish Nishant

I hope someone wont start thinking this is Iraq behind it :( Nish

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Giles

Very sad. This is not good for the ISS. I can imagine this will either put the space shuttle out of use for a while or all together.

Chris Maunder

Not Iraq, but the reporters are doing their best to keep mentioning the 'T' word. cheers, Chris Maunder

Nish Nishant

Chris Maunder wrote: Not Iraq, but the reporters are doing their best to keep mentioning the 'T' word. I think for once they should actually uncover a terrorist racket and find americans, brits and israilites behind it. Then they'll stop thinking of stereotyping countries and associating them with terrorism. Terrorism is not something that is to be associated with cultures or countries, it's just something bad that can develop in any group of people with a perverted and damaged mind set. Nish

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Anna Jayne Metcalfe

At a high enough speed, you'd be surprised how much damage it could do. Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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