Space Shuttle Lost
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- Apr 17, 2002
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It's definitely a huge loss to the NASA program. The Columbia was used in over 80 experiments. The history of that ship and her crew will never be forgotten. May they rest in peace. This is a sad day for all involved in space exploration. :(
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- Apr 17, 2002
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Ok, I'm adding to this my frustration with the lack of interest in our space exploration by the general public. It is NOT routine!, but for the most part, people outside of NASA seem to treat it as such. EVERY trip up is a risk. It's sad when it takes a disaster of such magnitude as this for people to realize that YES we are still in space and YES it is still dangerous. The only time I ever see anything in the news about our various advances in space exploration is if I click on the 'space and science' area on CNN.com. :|
Ok, I'm climbing down off of my soap box of frustration.
Ok, I'm climbing down off of my soap box of frustration.
dirty d
we aren't really a great country as we think we are. We all tend to do things that are at are convenice. Such as 9-11. No one went running around with flags hanging off thier window and paint everthing in stars and strips before 9-11. We just lazy. Our pride seems sometimes so fake. It's horriable that this has happend, and think that the space program is somthing we all should be gratefull for, so many think are invented for it and we get the luxuary of have also. But, i hop they learn from this and continue to explore.
we aren't really a great country as we think we are. We all tend to do things that are at are convenice. Such as 9-11. No one went running around with flags hanging off thier window and paint everthing in stars and strips before 9-11. We just lazy. Our pride seems sometimes so fake. It's horriable that this has happend, and think that the space program is somthing we all should be gratefull for, so many think are invented for it and we get the luxuary of have also. But, i hop they learn from this and continue to explore.
oldguy
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- Dec 26, 1999
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DirtyD My biggest fear from this accident will be the calls to halt the space program'"after all we have so much work to do on earth". If it wasn't for the work carried out by NASA and the other agencies involved with the program we wouldn't have had many day to day items we take for granted.
I hope the grounding of the program that will undoubtably follow this accident will be short
I hope the grounding of the program that will undoubtably follow this accident will be short
- Apr 17, 2002
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I agree Oldguy... the anti NASA crowd is bound to speak up about this. :| It is a concern as to the future of NASA (remember what happened after the Challenger), but after watching Bush's address to the public where he indicated a commitment to the continuation of space exploration, my concerns are eased... but not wiped away completely.
My condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts aboard Shuttle Columbia.
My condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts aboard Shuttle Columbia.
- Oct 20, 2000
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I heard the booms this morning but had no idea the shuttle was even up right now. It disappoints me too that there seems to be no more interest in our space program than there seems to be. I have always been fascinated by it and have been to Johnson Space Center on several occasions. New Years 2002, Tigger & I spent it at the center. It was so cool to stand in the mock space shuttle and imagine what it would be like to do the things they do. My heart goes out to the families of our astronauts that gave their lives for such a noble cause.
I don't think we really know all these astronauts do. I tend to agree with people that are of the opinion that part of their mission is military, and very top secret. These people come from the cream of the crop in our military, and they know how dangerous their jobs are, but apparently love what they do and are willing to face the dangers.
I'm sure this doesn't make their loss any easier to their families and friends, and my condolences and prayers go out to them!
I'm sure this doesn't make their loss any easier to their families and friends, and my condolences and prayers go out to them!
Seated in front are astronauts Rick D. Husband (left), mission commander; Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; and William C. McCool, pilot. Standing are (from the left} astronauts David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark, and Michael P. Anderson, all mission specialists; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist representing the Israeli Space Agency.
- Jul 31, 2000
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I remember the day in 1986 well, when the challenger was lost, it was my 5th birthday. This one reminds me of back then, it's a tragic event indeed.
- Oct 20, 2000
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I remember it too. It's strange how some things will stay with you forever. I can remember where I was, who I was with and what I was doing at the time and it wasn't all that unusual of a day for me until then. I wonder if Saturdays tradegy will stand out in my mind like Challenger has 16 years down the road?
- Aug 26, 2002
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I have been fascinated with the space program for as long as I can remember. I am currently studying to be an engineer, most realistically with an automobile manufacturer, but my dream job would have to be as an engineer with NASA. I agree that too much of what these people do is overlooked. They take a great risk every time they go up, and I am sure that they wouldn't be doing it, and NASA wouldn't be continuing to send them up, if what they did up there wasn't important. I am sure that there is much more than meets the eye to the space program. I would be following it much closer if it were on the news more often, but sadly, the space program has been given the backseat in the media.
I think it is also important for people to remember how hard it is and how much work has to be done to make these spacecraft as safe as they can be. The cause of the Challenger disaster was a tiny rubber o-ring that hardened because of the cold weather and didn't seal properly. That gives me a new perspective on how much work is put into these spacecraft and how carefully they must be inspected. Every last tiny, seemingly insignificant, detail must be taken into consideration. It is a marvel of technology and human effort that these shuttles can be launched and returned safely as often as they are. I give a great deal of respect to those who design, manufacture, maintain, operate, monitor, and pilot these amazing craft.
I think it is also important for people to remember how hard it is and how much work has to be done to make these spacecraft as safe as they can be. The cause of the Challenger disaster was a tiny rubber o-ring that hardened because of the cold weather and didn't seal properly. That gives me a new perspective on how much work is put into these spacecraft and how carefully they must be inspected. Every last tiny, seemingly insignificant, detail must be taken into consideration. It is a marvel of technology and human effort that these shuttles can be launched and returned safely as often as they are. I give a great deal of respect to those who design, manufacture, maintain, operate, monitor, and pilot these amazing craft.
Jon K.
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- Mar 26, 2001
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Saturday morning was clear and beautiful, and I was trying to decide whether or not to wake up Kristy (9) to sit on the front porch with me to wait for the shuttle to come over. As she has had a cold, I let her sleep, and went out to wait for Columbia. She never came over, and I thought that I had my time wrong or maybe she took a different route. In my annoyance I was glad I didn't get Kristy up for no reason.
A couple hours later I turned on the television and got the horrible sinking in my stomach as the images were shown.
My heart goes out to the families; especialy the young children who can't yet understand how noble and glorious their mom or dad's sacrifice was.
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A couple hours later I turned on the television and got the horrible sinking in my stomach as the images were shown.
My heart goes out to the families; especialy the young children who can't yet understand how noble and glorious their mom or dad's sacrifice was.
:whiner: :whiner:
