Space Shuttle Blew Up - Page 2

jerseydevil · 02-01-2003, 02:37 PM

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Originally posted by Coney
Looks like some of the causes of the explosion are starting to trickle in...From the Jerusalem post-

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...=1044093779711

They haven't heard anything like that here - so I don't know how they know that yet. The tapes haven't been reviewed and when the shuttle broke up it was on reentry - so right now they're saying that some tiles might have come off.

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 02-01-2003, 03:52 PM

Unbelievable and shocking! I remember when challenger blew up. One of the astronauts, Judy Resnick was from Akron Ohio and her and her family use to live not far from my house.

So sad to see this happen again.

Sween · 02-01-2003, 04:09 PM

just got off my 48 hour bended i thought i was still drunk i cannot believe it truely awful.

My sympathys to all involved

Draken · 02-01-2003, 05:46 PM

The NASA chappy in the press conference seemed pretty adamant that the re-entry was precisely as it should have been, so not sure where this speed story came from. He said the shuttle was performing a "reversal" (which sounded like roll) at the time contact was lost. If so, rolls tend to stress the wings the most so maybe that's where the problem was.

Sad day. I wonder what this means for the International Space Station? It sort of depends on the shuttle.

Elvedans · 02-01-2003, 05:50 PM

I saw that on the news and I can't believe it. How terrible for their families.

Hanza · 02-01-2003, 05:52 PM

I came back from going to the cinema and this is what i heard. It ttruely is very sad. Especially as they probabally didn't know what was happening before it was too late.

Elven Archer · 02-01-2003, 06:31 PM

I don't think they could have done anything even if they did know what was wrong. it had something to do with the tiles on the bottom i think.

Hanza · 02-01-2003, 06:41 PM

what i meant is they would have been dead before they knew they were going to die.

Elven Archer · 02-01-2003, 06:50 PM

Oh.
I don't know which would be worse, knowing your about to die and can't do anything about it or just dying all of a sudden. either way it's really sad.

Evenstar1400 · 02-01-2003, 07:00 PM

i found out after i got out of orchestra at 12:00. its pretty sad. its also bad for the isrealies cause they had their first person going into space and they lost them. i just wish they had better footage/information that way maybe nasa could figure out what went wrong.

Admiral Ackbar · 02-01-2003, 07:13 PM

People die everyday... in some respects, they were more fortunate than some in that they didn't suffer terrible deaths, and acutally did something with their lives before they departed this world. I still think the space program is wasteful when there are so many poor/dying people out there that could use that kind of money.

Elven Archer · 02-01-2003, 07:41 PM

i don't think the space program is a waste of time but i do agree there are people who could benifit greatly from that kind of money. with the kind of money movie stars, althletes, Disney,etc makes they could really help all those starving and in need of medical attention kids you see on TV.

jerseydevil · 02-01-2003, 08:25 PM

The space program is not a waste of money. A lot of what makes peoples lives much better have come through discoveries which have been made through the space program.

The space program is no different than what man was doing during the early sea faring days.

Admiral Ackbar · 02-01-2003, 08:29 PM

Never said it was a waste--just that it was wasteful. Its kinda like buying an ultra-luxury car when you could keep a small village alive.

jerseydevil · 02-01-2003, 08:39 PM

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Originally posted by Admiral Ackbar
Never said it was a waste--just that it was wasteful. Its kinda like buying an ultra-luxury car when you could keep a small village alive.

Do you or are you going to give all your money away to others? We don't need TV - I'm sure you can go through life without the internet, technically we don't need cars or even clothes. For that matter - what kind of sneakers do you wear - unless you get your shoes at a bargain basement - then that can be considered extravagent (especially if they're name brand and they cost $100)

These are scientists who are doing their job and making scientific discoveries.

ArwenEvenstar · 02-01-2003, 09:07 PM

my mom had CNN watching it today, and a lot people are going to suffer from what happened! I really feel sorry for the familes.

cee2lee2 · 02-01-2003, 09:10 PM

This is so terribly sad

Insidious Rex · 02-01-2003, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Admiral Ackbar
I still think the space program is wasteful when there are so many poor/dying people out there that could use that kind of money.

The space program is potentially the greatest investment man could ever make in his future. In fact its not even close. And I will never be able to understand the short sitedness of people who dont understand this and think we should scrap it and put it all toward some other pork barrell project (although I salute your genuine concern in wanting to help the poor). But the hypocrisy of people (not necessarily you here) who have no problem going to war for oil so they can fill their SUVs full of cheap gas and turn around and say the space program is a waste of tax dollars.

And the bottom line is when you say the space program is wasteful you are also insinuating that these people wasted their lives for nothing. And I am certainly going to give you the benefit of the doubt here that you certainly didnt mean that. And that you believe that their lives and their jobs DID have purpose and benfit. Dont you?

Renille · 02-01-2003, 10:06 PM

I was gone all day...but I heard about this first. It was so sad! One of the astronauts was from Racine...that makes it even more depressing to me.
A weird thing...my mom found a copy of an old "National Geographic" this morning...it was the one covering the 1st Columbia mission. It was such a strange coincidence, considering she could have picked up any of the about 100 old "National Geographic"s we have in the basement.

Arathorn · 02-01-2003, 10:11 PM

The difference between the Space shuttle tragedies, in hindsight, with the early seafaring days mishaps is the media. Back then, news comes to people in trickles. Now, one can find out about it at almost the same time as everyone else does so it becomes larger than life.

However, It is sad, nonetheless. I mourn the demise of these people and can't imagine how their families are taking this.

02-01-2003, 03:52 PM	#22
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	Unbelievable and shocking! I remember when challenger blew up. One of the astronauts, Judy Resnick was from Akron Ohio and her and her family use to live not far from my house. So sad to see this happen again. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

02-01-2003, 04:09 PM	#23
Sween im quite stupid Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cockermouth Posts: 2,058	just got off my 48 hour bended i thought i was still drunk i cannot believe it truely awful. My sympathys to all involved __________________ Yeah god hes ok but i would rather be judged by a sheep than that idiot

02-01-2003, 05:46 PM	#24
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	The NASA chappy in the press conference seemed pretty adamant that the re-entry was precisely as it should have been, so not sure where this speed story came from. He said the shuttle was performing a "reversal" (which sounded like roll) at the time contact was lost. If so, rolls tend to stress the wings the most so maybe that's where the problem was. Sad day. I wonder what this means for the International Space Station? It sort of depends on the shuttle. __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

02-01-2003, 05:50 PM	#25
Elvedans Diamond Of The Night Sky Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Old London Town (Well somewhere near there) Posts: 366	I saw that on the news and I can't believe it. How terrible for their families. __________________ I see a little silhouetto of a man. Scaramouche scaramouche will you do the fandango? Thunderbolts and Lightning, very very frightening me!

02-01-2003, 05:52 PM	#26
Hanza Woolly Jumper Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In my field of paper flowers and candy clouds of lullaby Posts: 1,200	I came back from going to the cinema and this is what i heard. It ttruely is very sad. Especially as they probabally didn't know what was happening before it was too late. __________________ :: there's nothing comforting in change:: Why dont sheep shrink in the rain??

02-01-2003, 06:31 PM	#27
Elven Archer Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: America! Posts: 480	I don't think they could have done anything even if they did know what was wrong. it had something to do with the tiles on the bottom i think. __________________ "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: 'it goes on'." ~robert frost

02-01-2003, 06:41 PM	#28
Hanza Woolly Jumper Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In my field of paper flowers and candy clouds of lullaby Posts: 1,200	what i meant is they would have been dead before they knew they were going to die. __________________ :: there's nothing comforting in change:: Why dont sheep shrink in the rain??

02-01-2003, 06:50 PM	#29
Elven Archer Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: America! Posts: 480	Oh. I don't know which would be worse, knowing your about to die and can't do anything about it or just dying all of a sudden. either way it's really sad. __________________ "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: 'it goes on'." ~robert frost

02-01-2003, 07:00 PM	#30
Evenstar1400 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In the inner depths of my lair. Posts: 421	i found out after i got out of orchestra at 12:00. its pretty sad. its also bad for the isrealies cause they had their first person going into space and they lost them. i just wish they had better footage/information that way maybe nasa could figure out what went wrong. __________________ Treebeard: Hmm, you look like hobbits, smell like hobbits, feel like hobbits and sound like hobbits. You must be orcs!

02-01-2003, 07:13 PM	#31
Admiral Ackbar Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 30	re People die everyday... in some respects, they were more fortunate than some in that they didn't suffer terrible deaths, and acutally did something with their lives before they departed this world. I still think the space program is wasteful when there are so many poor/dying people out there that could use that kind of money. __________________ "We've got to give those fighters more time! Concentrate all firepower on that Super Star Destroyer!"--Admiral Ackbar

02-01-2003, 07:41 PM	#32
Elven Archer Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: America! Posts: 480	i don't think the space program is a waste of time but i do agree there are people who could benifit greatly from that kind of money. with the kind of money movie stars, althletes, Disney,etc makes they could really help all those starving and in need of medical attention kids you see on TV. __________________ "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: 'it goes on'." ~robert frost

02-01-2003, 08:25 PM	#33
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	The space program is not a waste of money. A lot of what makes peoples lives much better have come through discoveries which have been made through the space program. The space program is no different than what man was doing during the early sea faring days. __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

02-01-2003, 08:29 PM	#34
Admiral Ackbar Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 30	re Never said it was a waste--just that it was wasteful. Its kinda like buying an ultra-luxury car when you could keep a small village alive. __________________ "We've got to give those fighters more time! Concentrate all firepower on that Super Star Destroyer!"--Admiral Ackbar

02-01-2003, 09:07 PM	#36
ArwenEvenstar Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: and why do YOU want to know? Posts: 685	my mom had CNN watching it today, and a lot people are going to suffer from what happened! I really feel sorry for the familes. __________________ The only thing active about me is my imagination!

02-01-2003, 09:10 PM	#37
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	This is so terribly sad

02-01-2003, 10:06 PM	#39
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	I was gone all day...but I heard about this first. It was so sad! One of the astronauts was from Racine...that makes it even more depressing to me. A weird thing...my mom found a copy of an old "National Geographic" this morning...it was the one covering the 1st Columbia mission. It was such a strange coincidence, considering she could have picked up any of the about 100 old "National Geographic"s we have in the basement. __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

02-01-2003, 10:11 PM	#40
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	The difference between the Space shuttle tragedies, in hindsight, with the early seafaring days mishaps is the media. Back then, news comes to people in trickles. Now, one can find out about it at almost the same time as everyone else does so it becomes larger than life. However, It is sad, nonetheless. I mourn the demise of these people and can't imagine how their families are taking this. __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

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