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Columbia Discussion thread
Feb 1, 2003

Posted on 02/01/2003 8:41:00 AM PST by Admin Moderator

Edited on 02/01/2003 9:11:45 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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On behalf of posters on Free Republic, I post this with deepest sympathy for the crew and their families.

Mission - sts107


This is a continuation of the original thread.

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

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TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: columbia; columbiatragedy; feb12003; india; israel; nasa; shuttle; spaceshuttle; sts107; unitedstates
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To: ChemistCat
Those who dance in the streets deserve no publicity or attention..ever IMHO.
101 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:07 AM PST by Freedom2specul8 (What is that mysterious golden moral compass?)
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To: mhking
I have a daughter that lives in Plano (apartment) She is in Chicago this weekend looking at another job. Anyway I read where there was an apartment fiire in Plano, but cannot find any info. Have you heard anything on this fire and what apts. Thanks for any help you might be. Denco
102 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:09 AM PST by denco
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To: sandyeggo
Slideshow, Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/cgi-bin/tx-cgi/photography/photography.cgi?step=View%20Slideshow&show=187&thisImage=3729

103 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:10 AM PST by Republic of Texas
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To: martin_fierro
I think we need to re-think using the shuttles for "stunts".
We tried to put the first Teacher in space, and it blew up. Now we put the first Israli in space....

Yes, I know there were legit experiments going on with the mission. It is just that both of our losses with the shuttle program were on missions where we were trying to do a "first".

If they want to put the first truck driver in space, I think I'll pass.

Our prayers go out to the families of the crew.

MARK A SITY
104 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:10 AM PST by logic101.net
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To: ChemistCat
No. And like I mentioned on the other thread : If any images are posted to any site, US or international , of "street celebrations" : Post the jpegs to FR, because the news media apparently removed all images of the post 9/11 celebrations as soon a s they could. I fear they may not post any such images at all, but if they do-we need to save them. It's like 1984.
105 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:24 AM PST by kaylar
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To: Movemout
I didn't say many tiles, I said a few--obviously, if enough come off, it's disastrous. A few always get knocked loose.
106 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:25 AM PST by Mamzelle
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To: ChemistCat
No - I was thinking the same thing. Any symapathy that I ever had for the Palestinians was wiped out by their 9/11 celebrations and later by their seizure of the Church of the Nativity in Bethelem.
107 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:39 AM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: Admin Moderator
A sad way to begin the Chinese New Year!
108 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:40 AM PST by flamefront (Hillary is in 2004! -- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/827844/posts?page=19#19)
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To: exhaustedmomma
I went to it (the radar) probably 1/2 hour after the incident (the radar goes back an hour) and saw the plume expand.

I'm guessing, but it probably is the gasses on board the shuttle that is sending back the radar signals.

The thing I'm looking at is the straight line south west of shreveport (sp).
109 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:48 AM PST by Lokibob
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To: kittymyrib
1PM: Shawn O'Keefe will speak from NASA.
110 posted on 02/01/2003 9:04:53 AM PST by rintense (Go Get 'Em Dubya!)
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To: sandyeggo
We still have people at the Space Station but I don't know the number. The Shuttle takes up new crews for the space station and supplies.
111 posted on 02/01/2003 9:05:13 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: Movemout
Not a heat spike within the shuttle - from the US spy sats. Our early warning satellites picked up an atmospheric "spike" where the shuttle was.
112 posted on 02/01/2003 9:05:27 AM PST by July 4th
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To: denco
I live in Plano. Heard about the fire, don't know where yet. Many sirens between 8 and 9 am.
113 posted on 02/01/2003 9:05:34 AM PST by Republic of Texas
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To: Admin Moderator
I just rolled out of bed after being up all night studying, clicked on FR and saw this. Terrible indeed. Very sad day. God bless the families.
114 posted on 02/01/2003 9:05:46 AM PST by chance33_98 (Freedom is not Free)
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To: Chi-townChief
Where is the statement from former Columbia astronauts--haven't seen it. Thanks.
115 posted on 02/01/2003 9:05:57 AM PST by Mamzelle
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Have we received Federal permission to fly our flag at half mast? I am a stickler for the rules, I guess.
116 posted on 02/01/2003 9:05:59 AM PST by Conservababe
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To: sheik yerbouty
Could the onboard computers be hacked?

Always a possibility but it could also be some bad coding or just a hairline crack that let go.
118 posted on 02/01/2003 9:06:13 AM PST by Arkinsaw
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To: GRRRRR
Yeah. They lose tiles all the time. They're made to be ablative, so they can stick new ones on once they're down.

J
119 posted on 02/01/2003 9:06:18 AM PST by jedwardtremlett
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To: Howlin; Jim Robinson
Isn't it nice that we have FR to gather around?

I've thought the same thing many a time. As my son remarked this morning, it's really good to have FR because we have so many freepers in places to report first hand. (Thank you, Jim Robinson, for this wonderful access and gathering place.)

120 posted on 02/01/2003 9:06:25 AM PST by Carolinamom (I was determined to know beans.......Henry David Thoreau)
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