Shuttle Contact LOST-No Tracking Data During RE-Entry!

Nasa TV | 02/01/03 | GRRRR

[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.

[Smile-n-Win]

Manned space flight is an anachronism. It impedes space exploration and exploitation.

I understand your point, though I think "space exploitation" might actually involve transporting people across space. Manned space flight could serve as a preparation for that.

[mafree]

Thanks for the ping- I already came on and scanned this whole thread.

My heart goes out to these astronauts- may God take theiir souls and comfort their loved ones. This is more a time to mourn- we can speculate over causes later.

[iconoclast]

Apparently you folks have significantly less regard for these seven souls than I.

[OReilly]

"The Thermal Event" detected by the Pentagon may have been the trigger for the F16s on afterburner, that I heard a little after 9:00 am EST. The F16s headed in the direction of Camp David.

[Diogenesis]

[Terriergal]

Geez gal, leave SPR alone. He didn't do anything that wasn't allowed. Don't click on the DU link if you don't want to be annoyed by them.

[George from New England]

Nobody seems to have video of the actual explosion.

At 200,000 feet the sound of the boom would have taken over 3 minutes to reach those who heard on the ground.

When they heard it and looked up it was more than 3 minutes AFTER the explosion.

[The South Park Republican]

OK...Another thread from DUhhh...And AGAIN, I've got to believe some Undercover Freeper is not doing a very good job of hiding his/her covert operations...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/duforum/DCForumID60/32842.html

Even these clowns can't be this stupid...

[Terriergal]

yeah I know!

[Man of the Right]

Why transport people?

[DoughtyOne]

Nice. It's so refreshing to have a man in there who can talk like this and you don't have to dismiss it because he's a pervert letch.

D1

[tomkat]

oops, msnbc said LA

still, as implausible as it seems, i suppose the dynamics might allow it, although it'd surely be 1/1,000,000,000 ...

[The South Park Republican]

OH MY GOD Ping.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks Poohbah. Nice comments.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

st. augustine, louisiana

Not that it matters right now, but St Augestine is in east Texas.

[Al B.]

A local TV reporter here in Houston (Ch 2) also reported that the FBI is on the scene in San Augustine. Probably just standard procedure.

[Publius6961]

Apparently you folks have significantly less regard for these seven souls than I.

Typical drivel.
This is the last I will say on this:

So much regard that you would define for them what transcends a "tiny" life...

Have a nice day.

[WSGilcrest]

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[Timesink]

Even these clowns can't be this stupid...

Yeah, even they aren't biting on that one. Gotta be a Freeper.

[Humidston]

You know what?

I just HATE it when the opposition shows more class than our side does.