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Shuttle Contact LOST-No Tracking Data During RE-Entry!
Nasa TV | 02/01/03 | GRRRR

Posted on 02/01/2003 6:16:05 AM PST by GRRRRR

Shuttle has NOT been heard from or seen on tracking radar since 0800Hrs CDT. No contact at Merrit Island tracking station, no voice comm...DEVELOPING.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: astronauts; columbia; columbiatragedy; disaster; du; feb12003; ilanramon; india; israel; nasa; ramon; revoltingevilduers; shuttle; space; spaceshuttle; sts107; unitedstates
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To: The South Park Republican
TSPR,

It is considered rude to even offer to share Private FRmails.. no matter how justified you are.. please take your concerns up PRIVATELY with other freepers.. I learned my lesson on this last year I would not wish what I went through on anyone...

FReegards,

David

1,641 posted on 02/01/2003 9:27:58 AM PST by davidosborne (www.davidosborne.net)
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To: FUMETTI
Just heard the news and it is just a tragedy. >>>>>>>>

Yes, a very sad day in TX and the US......glad to see you
on FR......
1,642 posted on 02/01/2003 9:27:59 AM PST by txdoda
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
I heard a report that said that telescopse in California could see pieces beginning to come off when it passed over them.
1,643 posted on 02/01/2003 9:28:06 AM PST by txradioguy (HOOAH! Not just a word, A way of life!)
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To: P.O.E.
Unless there's some sort of INTENSE intervention...the shuttle program is augered in ..so to speak.

prisoner6

1,644 posted on 02/01/2003 9:28:31 AM PST by prisoner6 ( I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered! I am a FREE MAN!)
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To: OneLoyalAmerican
"It is my understanding the crew compartment, a pressure vessel within the air frame, survived the Challenger explosion. I'm not sure about impact details."

As I recently posted in another thread, I spoke last spring on a cruise vacation with a gentleman who was a high official at NASA through Apollo, who had listened to the Challenger voice tapes. The crew survived until impact with the water.

(And as I am an avid student of the space program, and have read most of what has been written, I am certain that the gentleman, who was fighting cancer at the time, was telling the truth, based on our extensive and wide ranging discussion of many other aspects of the program.)
1,645 posted on 02/01/2003 9:28:40 AM PST by Atlas Sneezed
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To: conservativemusician
We have no choice. The three on the space station need to come home.

I think they have a Soyuz escape pod there already. And the Russians have a rocket that can go too.

At this point, I really don't want to leave the space station unmanned. I don't think our lost astronauts would want that either. They were dedicated to space exploration and ultimately gave their lives for it. They considered it worth the risk.
1,646 posted on 02/01/2003 9:28:59 AM PST by George W. Bush
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To: txradioguy
Where did you hear this?????
1,647 posted on 02/01/2003 9:28:59 AM PST by Joe Hadenuf
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To: ShandaLear
Sorry to ask this, but what does DU stand for?

Oh, they stand for the destruction of America, the belittlement of life, the growth of anything "progressive", the failure of the economy when a Republican is in office, the obstruction of any policy, appointment or bill of any Republican, etc.

Or did you mean the abbreviation? ;^)

1,648 posted on 02/01/2003 9:29:08 AM PST by Teacher317
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My local news affiliate seems only to remember the Challenger accident and referred to today's events as the "second" tragedy for the Space Program. I was so mad, I had to turn the channel. Ignorance is rampant. Reagan looked for guidance from his predecssors, just as Bush will today.


1,649 posted on 02/01/2003 9:29:12 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: OneLoyalAmerican
You are correct.
The crew module of Challenger emerged from the fireball intact. I was attempting to find the photo on the internet, but can not locate it right now.
1,650 posted on 02/01/2003 9:29:22 AM PST by bonesmccoy (Defeat the terrorists... Vaccinate!)
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To: davidosborne
Yes, I know David...I was just venting.

I kept my private emails private. That's the least I can do.
1,651 posted on 02/01/2003 9:29:23 AM PST by The South Park Republican
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To: No Truce With Kings
that explains it
1,652 posted on 02/01/2003 9:29:32 AM PST by m18436572
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To: OReilly
I strongly suspect that security -- and not weather -- is the real reason the presidential helicopters have not been flying. Your news about F-16's being in the air strengthens my suspicion.
1,653 posted on 02/01/2003 9:30:05 AM PST by aristeides
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To: Terriergal
"Ony *they* think it will be propaganda"

And will doubtless think it is the president's fault. Personally, I could care less what those dopes think right now. They have proven repeatedly that they have nothing to say worthy of consideration.

1,654 posted on 02/01/2003 9:30:16 AM PST by sweetliberty (Having the right to do a thing is not at all the same thing as being right in doing it)
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To: conservativemusician
Sad day, very sad day. We must mourn. Then.........we shall turn the page and move ever onward into greatness. Such is the greatness of our country!
1,655 posted on 02/01/2003 9:30:25 AM PST by joanil
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To: All
In case you missed the earlier post: A continuation of THIS thread is underway HERE--COLUMBIA DISCUSSION THREAD II

No links to or discussion of leftist sites will be allowed.

1,656 posted on 02/01/2003 9:30:26 AM PST by justshe (Eliminate Freepathons! Become a monthly donor. Only YOU can prevent Freepathons!)
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To: Terriergal
Who on earth would want to be registered there? :-)

Me. I locked up my screen name so no-one else could use it there...

1,657 posted on 02/01/2003 9:30:32 AM PST by null and void
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To: Beelzebubba
If debris had hit one of the wings on take off, the crew had to be concerned about that during the mission and it had to be an issue during the entire flight. Does anyone else know if the crew and ground control had been discussing this issue during the mission

Thanks to anyone that can answer this.......

ANYONE???

1,658 posted on 02/01/2003 9:30:42 AM PST by Joe Hadenuf
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To: Terriergal
heck, half of them are Freepers in disguise. If it weren't for FR, they would barely be able to have a thread hit the 20-post mark in a week.
1,659 posted on 02/01/2003 9:30:47 AM PST by Teacher317
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To: ShandaLear
http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=list&forum=DCForumID60&conf=DCConfID1
1,660 posted on 02/01/2003 9:30:57 AM PST by The South Park Republican
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