[oldleft]

The biggest reason I panic is that things like this make most people conclude that space isn’t worth it. Of course, they conclude this while using GPS navigation listening to satellite radio and talking to their friends in Europe.

China and Russia think space is worth it, and that’s hood enough for me.

[don-o]

floridatoday.com

NASA is investigating what engineers believe is a false sensor reading that indicated thermal armor on one of the wings of shuttle Atlantis might have been struck by a micrometeorite in orbit.

But John Shannon, chairman of NASA's Mission Management Team, said engineers are discounting the possibility that there was an actual hit because other sensors in the same area didn't register an impact.

"I think characterizing this as an impact hit would be premature at this point," Shannon said in a briefing tonight.

[Old_Mil]

China and Russia think space is worth it, and that’s hood enough for me.

China and Russia are third (or perhaps second) world nations aspiring to be first world. We, on the other hand are a first (or perhaps second) world nation aspiring to be a third world nation.