To: Zakeet
I can’t tell from the article if the “payload” was supposed to stay in space or come back to earth. What would be the purpose of sending ashes up then parachuting them down?
10 posted on
05/19/2007 12:58:29 PM PDT by
FreePaul
To: FreePaul
I can’t tell from the article if the “payload” was supposed to stay in space or come back to earth. What would be the purpose of sending ashes up then parachuting them down? The payload was supposed to be launched forever into deep space. The return to earth was a malfunction. That was undoubtedly brought about because Scotty was unfortunately in no condition to pull off his usual mission-saving miracle.
11 posted on
05/19/2007 1:07:30 PM PDT by
Zakeet
(Be thankful we don't get all the government we pay for)
To: FreePaul
I can’t tell from the article if the “payload” was supposed to stay in space or come back to earth. What would be the purpose of sending ashes up then parachuting them down?Since the payload also contained several experiments, it stands to reason that it was intended to be recovered.
12 posted on
05/19/2007 1:09:49 PM PDT by
Antonello
(Oh my God, don't shoot the banana!)
To: FreePaul
What would be the purpose of sending ashes up then parachuting them down? It's like Arbusto and Congress saying they are going to secure the borders...
I guess they can say that [part of] Scottie finally made it into space.
To: FreePaul
The payload was supposed to come back — I’m fairly certain there are no orbital launches from White Sands, only suborbital.
24 posted on
05/21/2007 3:14:02 PM PDT by
MikeD
(We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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