[Normal4me]

If you think NASA knew that there was a no win situation on returning them safely, do you think they would have let it break up over the US instead of changing the flight path?

[Focault's Pendulum]

If you think NASA knew that there was a no win situation on returning them safely, do you think they would have let it break up over the US instead of changing the flight path?

This is going to sound cold....but I think NASA had no choice but to roll the dice....and they lost.

[Howlin]

If they knew in advance, why not change the course and let it break up over the DEEP ocean so there wouldn't be any proof of what happened at all!