Space Shuttle Columbia blows up over Central Texas
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cooliscoo
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pj64er said:i think you misinterpreted him. he didnt say anything that even hints that Israeli is more important. You should read what he said again...lain:
Well, at the same time DuDe could have offered sentiments instead of complaining that it was especially bad due to their being an Isreali onboard. Excuse me if you don't find that even the slightest bit self-centered.
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Flash
Technomage
Eagle said:
It was not launch engineers.
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,887236,00.html
And shuttle design not perfect. There was many much better projects around the world, but all was trashed due the lack of funding or some reasons far from technical aspects.
AlphaWolf
I prey, not pray.
Flash said:
The shuttle design was perfection for its time. The lack of funding was not in any way related to the cause of their deaths. The shuttle was obsolete, yes, but obsolescence and safety do not necessarily go hand in hand.
The job is simply hazardous. No matter what technology you use, hurling through the atmosphere at 5 miles per second (thats about 29,000 kilometers per hour), isn't safe no matter how you look at it.
Lets suppose they actualy did use a next generation orbiter anyways. If they maintained it poorly, then the same type of disaster would happen, even if its relatively new.
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AlphaWolf
I prey, not pray.
re: israelian
I hate to sound racist or anything, but I can't help but wonder what the real reason for putting the israelian guy on that mission was. His position was "Payload Specialist". When you think about it, what the hell is a payload specialist supposed to be? I mean it just sounds like a glorified title, like calling a garbage man a "Waste Disposal Engineer" just to make him and everybody else feel better about himself. Was it just diplomatic reasons or something? Like maybe israel said if we put one of their men in space before a pallistinian ever gets in space, they give us oil preference over the UK or something (hypotheticaly speaking of course)? I mean c'mon.
I hate to sound racist or anything, but I can't help but wonder what the real reason for putting the israelian guy on that mission was. His position was "Payload Specialist". When you think about it, what the hell is a payload specialist supposed to be? I mean it just sounds like a glorified title, like calling a garbage man a "Waste Disposal Engineer" just to make him and everybody else feel better about himself. Was it just diplomatic reasons or something? Like maybe israel said if we put one of their men in space before a pallistinian ever gets in space, they give us oil preference over the UK or something (hypotheticaly speaking of course)? I mean c'mon.
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DuDe
Emu64 Staff
cooliscoo said:
It has absolutely nothing to do with selfishness. Ilan Ramon was a national hero, and seeing him beeing blown the fuck up into pieces definitely made me feel like shit. Now, if you see that as a some kind of a selfish way of thinking, well, cry me a river.
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Trotterwatch
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Ilan Ramon seemed like a great man, he along with all the others did everyone proud. I particularly like some of the things he said when orbiting the planet about how it all seemed so peaceful.
Respect to all nations affected by this tragedy, US, Israel and India as well as to all their families and friends. At least they died on the way down, after they had fufilled their dreams (which is at least a very small consolation).
Respect to all nations affected by this tragedy, US, Israel and India as well as to all their families and friends. At least they died on the way down, after they had fufilled their dreams (which is at least a very small consolation).
DuDe
Emu64 Staff
Probably, but you must remember that no matter how good my English is, I may still have the occassional fuck up here and there, since I wasn't born into this language. Anyway, in no way have I meant that the other astronauts on the shuttle are anyhow less important. It's just that the Israeli one is much closer to me.Eagle said: