The space shuttle burned up on reentry

Bucky · 02-01-2003, 04:34 PM

8 AM CST, NASA lost contact with the shuttle with 7 astronauts aboard. One of them was the first Israeli to go into space.

There is video of it breaking up over Texas.

Link

interman · 02-01-2003, 05:52 PM

Really sad stuff

Ah.. the power of lead · 02-01-2003, 07:03 PM

pray for the families of the astronauts and for those in the debris field

kaotik · 02-01-2003, 08:08 PM

it is a sad day indeed

John 3:16- For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Carnage · 02-02-2003, 04:43 AM

I d like to see the movie, since i wasnt able to see it on TV here, although it was broadcasted.
Ofcourse its a sad event, nonetheless when you're in risky bussiness like Space-exploring certain things can happen and do.
I dont feel sorry for anybody, its just a risk they were willing to take and they ended up at the bad-side of it.
Maybe a little bit sympathy is on order for the next of kin, but thats all that is called for.

Irs2k3 · 02-02-2003, 07:14 AM

^^^^^^^^^^

Show some respect Carnage.

My prayer goes to the astronauts and to their families, God bless them all. I am out...

Dennis S. · 02-03-2003, 07:37 AM

Don't know if you guys read /seen it, but...

a) This particular shuttle was having technical problems before the launch.
b) It was 22 years old and was the oldest shuttle in the fleet.
c) A now retired NASA employee wrote a personal letter to Jeorge W. Bush in which he warned about unreliability of current shuttles, and specifically the Columbia, while going into technical details. The letter was ignored, and he was warned not to create panic by NASA.
d) On launch a piece of the rocket fell off, while hitting the 'nose' of the shuttle. NASA of course knew all that, yet still allowed the shuttle to land.

So what's the conclusion? This thing was bound to happen sooner or later, with the shuttle being so old, having problems, and a NASA employee warning about possibility of it happening. The people responsible for it in NASA chose to ignore those warnings and risk the lives of other people. And after the shuttle was hit by a piece of the rocket on launch and got damaged, they SHOULD've let the crew stay on the international space station and send another shuttle to get them out of there, or at least ask the Russians to do it. Yet they ignored the risk once again, and let them attempt to land. So what's my point? I really think that those fatheads in NASA get money for getting people killed. I wish there'd be a thorough investigation into this, and people responsible would get punished / fired / jailed. But then again, I wish for lots of things, like world peace, and they never happen.

Anyway, my condolences to the austonauts' families. And if I would believe in SOMETHING, I'd probably pray for them, except that I don't. But these men and women are the pioneers of space and I bow down to their courage and hope that they are allright, wherever they are now.

kaotik · 02-03-2003, 06:15 PM

after seeing alot on the columbia, my conclusion is that the peice that fell off and struck the left wing, broke or fractured one or more of the heat resisting tiles, then upon re-entry, with the tile not there to protect it, the aluminum underneath started to melt therefor making a hole in the wing causing instability, eventually leading to the disaster.
what i dont understand is, nasa knew about the thing hitting the wing, why not while the columbia was up in space, assess the damage with a telescope?

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Âthey SHOULD've let the crew stay on the international space station and send another shuttle to get them out of there, or at least ask the Russians to do it* [/b][/quote] lol yeah right, let the russians help. ol dubya would just love that. even if they could've been saved by russians, the yanks wouldn't want them to help. it'd make them look bad.

02-01-2003, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bucky Gamershell Grandpa Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA Posts: 5,714 Hellbux: 100,648	8 AM CST, NASA lost contact with the shuttle with 7 astronauts aboard. One of them was the first Israeli to go into space. There is video of it breaking up over Texas. Link __________________ Papajoe r0ckz3rz!!

02-01-2003, 05:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
interman Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,168 Hellbux: 91,004	Really sad stuff __________________

02-01-2003, 07:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ah.. the power of lead is on the 3rd circle: Gluttony Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 416 Hellbux: 7,696	pray for the families of the astronauts and for those in the debris field __________________ BOW TO MY WRATH..... WHY ARE YOU NOT BOWING!?

02-03-2003, 07:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dennis S. is on the 6th circle: Heresy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,690 Hellbux: 59,834	Don't know if you guys read /seen it, but... a) This particular shuttle was having technical problems before the launch. b) It was 22 years old and was the oldest shuttle in the fleet. c) A now retired NASA employee wrote a personal letter to Jeorge W. Bush in which he warned about unreliability of current shuttles, and specifically the Columbia, while going into technical details. The letter was ignored, and he was warned not to create panic by NASA. d) On launch a piece of the rocket fell off, while hitting the 'nose' of the shuttle. NASA of course knew all that, yet still allowed the shuttle to land. So what's the conclusion? This thing was bound to happen sooner or later, with the shuttle being so old, having problems, and a NASA employee warning about possibility of it happening. The people responsible for it in NASA chose to ignore those warnings and risk the lives of other people. And after the shuttle was hit by a piece of the rocket on launch and got damaged, they SHOULD've let the crew stay on the international space station and send another shuttle to get them out of there, or at least ask the Russians to do it. Yet they ignored the risk once again, and let them attempt to land. So what's my point? I really think that those fatheads in NASA get money for getting people killed. I wish there'd be a thorough investigation into this, and people responsible would get punished / fired / jailed. But then again, I wish for lots of things, like world peace, and they never happen. Anyway, my condolences to the austonauts' families. And if I would believe in SOMETHING, I'd probably pray for them, except that I don't. But these men and women are the pioneers of space and I bow down to their courage and hope that they are allright, wherever they are now. __________________

02-01-2003, 08:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
kaotik is on the 3rd circle: Gluttony Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 435 Hellbux: 8,134	it is a sad day indeed John 3:16- For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

02-02-2003, 07:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Irs2k3 is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 17 Hellbux: 37,006	^^^^^^^^^^ Show some respect Carnage. My prayer goes to the astronauts and to their families, God bless them all. I am out...