[Kip Lange]

Why tinfoil-hat it given the enormous amount that can go wrong with these missions? We strap people on top of large amounts of explosives, shoot them into space, and you expect no losses? NASA's track record, given what they do, is amazing. I've bitten my nails waiting for another one of these to happen for years. It's not a matter of IF you're going to screw up a few times when you're doing what they're doing, but WHEN, and what you learn from it when you do, is the unfortunate truth of the matter...no one ever said space travel for the faint of heart.

[Terriergal]

Oh I know... but still, the coincidence is odd and being human and having an active imagination, I think about those possibilities.

[The South Park Republican]

I agree. There are just SO MANY things that can go wrong. I honestly didn't even think about sabatoge or terrorism until I saw someone mention it here. And then I rolled my eyes.

[virgil]

We strap people on top of large amounts of explosives, shoot them into space, and you expect no losses?

This is what I don't like about the shuttle. After all this time, you think we could come up with something better than a vehicle that requires these huge gas tanks and has a less violent re-entry. Instead we build a white elephant like the ISS.