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You need to push away from the computer once every few days. It's affecting your manners.

I'm sure I'm not the only one here that is well fed up with neanderthal reactions to any and everyone that doesn't jump on your "I've made my mind up already" bandwagon.
Everytime anyone tries to look or think outside the "box", they get character assassinations and made fun of until they are browbeat back into line.

And while I'm on the subject... this posting of join dates on members is about as mature as a fresh pile of cowcrap.
You can bet your bottom dollar that whoever does such a thing sure wouldn't like it if they joined up somewhere to contribute and got that kind of treatment.
You and your kind aren't doing FR any favors by behaving this way.
Maybe you need to go get your own board and see how fast it fills up with you reminding everyone that they just joined.

in essence: grow up already

I'm sure I'm not the only one here that is well fed up with neanderthal reactions .... Everytime anyone tries to look or think outside the "box", they get character assassinations and made fun of until they are browbeat back into line. And while I'm on the subject... this posting of join dates on members is about as mature as a fresh pile of cowcrap....

Oh, ALS!!! Well said! BRAVO!!

And while I'm on the subject... this posting of join dates on members is about as mature as a fresh pile of cowcrap. You can bet your bottom dollar that whoever does such a thing sure wouldn't like it if they joined up somewhere to contribute and got that kind of treatment. You and your kind aren't doing FR any favors by behaving this way. Maybe you need to go get your own board and see how fast it fills up with you reminding everyone that they just joined.

I believe that you are out of line on this. I posted his join date because it was obvious that he had not read any previous posts on this subject, or even listened to media reports or read a newspaper. It was as though he arrive to this subject as a new born babe, therefore the date posting was valid.

ALS signed up 2002-01-26

Sorry, couldn't resist. Sometimes Freep does get a little rough. This post combines several factors that guarantee a flaming response

1. Thread posted first day signed up
2. Posting of hypothesis that has been thoroughly repudiated multiple times on multiple threads, and in various other media sources within last two days
3. Opens thread with statements that are pretty inflammatory

All in all, I think people have been relatively restrained in their comments. As far as saving Columbia, I haven't seen any options suggested that would have involved less risk than the option tried, particularly when you consider that no one knew how bad the damage was. To save Columbia, you would have to change some parameters from BEFORE the launch. Each of these parameter changes would require other changes in the overall shuttle launch program. A couple of options would have been to include more supplies on shuttle launches allowing a longer sustained orbit (weight issues), tile repair kits (technical issues), slowing down before re-entry (fuel issues), docking ring and fuel for access to space station (fuel, technical and space station won't hold that many people issues), having another shuttle ready to launch for rescue (double cost of each launch).

Space travel is tough and dangerous. If it wasn't every bozo that has a hat would be up there. There are people a lot smarter than me who have dedicated their lives to this program and to understanding space travel. Questions certainly need to be asked, but I don't think you'll find any, "well, just do this and everything will be okay" answers.