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Feb 1, 2003
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Mission - sts107
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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: PhiKapMom
I remember clearly the announcement going over the PA at school to verify what we had seen... for whatever reason, they sent us home early that day... We had a hell of a man in the White House then, who expressed the feelings of loss we were feeling, and did much to make us 'understand' in a way I will never forget... I honestly think we have such a man there now, too, and I think we'll see that very shortly...
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:21:13 AM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(We've got Armadillos in our trousers. It's really quite frightening.)
To: Dog
Those "S" shaped moves don't come until the very end of the landing process...just a minute before they actuall touchdown...180 degree turns, two of them in opposite directions with the final turn lining them up with the end of the runway...
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:21:41 AM PST
by
GRRRRR
(God Bless America)
To: isthisnickcool
If there is structural failure on the craft, there is no way computers or humans can correct it.
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:22:06 AM PST
by
rintense
(Go Get 'Em Dubya!)
To: EternalVigilance
All I know is I am geting mad, too many bad things are happening. It's time to level Iraq !
To: hole_n_one
I wonder if that is a piece of the Spacelab module?
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:22:22 AM PST
by
bonesmccoy
(Defeat the terrorists... Vaccinate!)
To: McGavin999
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058
Biographical Data
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DAVID M. BROWN (CAPTAIN, USN) NASA ASTRONAUT
PERSONAL DATA: Born April 16, 1956 in Arlington, Virginia. Single. Enjoys flying and bicycle touring. Was a four year collegiate varsity gymnast. While in college he performed in the Circus Kingdom as an acrobat, 7 foot unicyclist and stilt walker. His parents, Paul and Dorothy Brown, reside in Washington, Virginia.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Yorktown High School, Arlington, Virginia, in 1974; received bachelor of science degree in biology from the College of William and Mary in 1978 and a doctorate in medicine from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1982.
ORGANIZATIONS: Past President, International Association of Military Flight Surgeon Pilots. Associate Fellow, Aerospace Medical Association. Society of U.S. Naval Flight Surgeons.
SPECIAL HONORS: Navy Operational Flight Surgeon of the Year in 1986, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Achievement Medal.
EXPERIENCE: Brown joined the Navy after his internship at the Medical University of South Carolina. Upon completion of flight surgeon training in 1984, he reported to the Navy Branch Hospital in Adak, Alaska, as Director of Medical Services. He was then assigned to Carrier Airwing Fifteen which deployed aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the western Pacific. In 1988, he was the only flight surgeon in a ten year period to be chosen for pilot training. He was ultimately designated a naval aviator in 1990 in Beeville, Texas, ranking number one in his class. Brown was then sent for training and carrier qualification in the A-6E Intruder. In 1991 he reported to the Naval Strike Warfare Center in Fallon, Nevada, where he served as a Strike Leader Attack Training Syllabus Instructor and a Contingency Cell Planning Officer. Additionally, he was qualified in the F-18 Hornet and deployed from Japan in 1992 aboard the USS Independence flying the A-6E with VA-115. In 1995, he reported to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School as their flight surgeon where he also flew the T-38 Talon.
Brown has logged over 2,700 flight hours with 1,700 in high performance military aircraft. He is qualified as first pilot in NASA T-38 aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in April 1996, Brown reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. Having completed two years of training and evaluation, he is eligible for flight assignment as a mission specialist. He was initially assigned to support payload development for the International Space Station, followed by the astronaut support team responsible for orbiter cockpit setup, crew strap-in, and landing recovery. He is currently assigned to the crew of STS-107 scheduled to launch in 2003.
JANUARY 2003
To: Dog Gone
The small, heavy, aerodynamic parts had a lot of momentum.
To: Dog Gone
"I'm concerned about the astronauts up in the space station. We can't leave them there indefinitely, nor can we abandon the facility. "This was the quote I was attempting to answer. I must have pasted the wrong quote.
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:22:44 AM PST
by
Movemout
(RIP you who dare and lose)
To: MKJust
I just relized that the shuttle commander Rick Husband,was a squadron mate of mine at Moody AFB in the mid 80's. I got to fly with him a couple of times while I was Flight Surgeon for the 70th Tac Fighter Squadron which had F-4E's at that time . I remember him as a quiet guy who was very devoted to his wife and kids. A sad sad day for this former "White Knight".
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:22:46 AM PST
by
Kozak
To: Dog
S-Turns, are nt they? Helps slow down???
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:23:04 AM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(We've got Armadillos in our trousers. It's really quite frightening.)
To: martin_fierro
Politicians now on TV saying they've been cutting NASA's budget to much. Hindsight is always 20/20.
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:23:11 AM PST
by
rs79bm
To: rintense
Landing gear are not deployed until the craft is just a hundred feet in altitude. To put them out any earlier will cause so much loss of speed they would not make the runway...remember, it's a 100 ton BRICK...no engines at all...
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:23:27 AM PST
by
GRRRRR
(God Bless America)
To: hole_n_one
Hey hole, thanks for posting these nearly real-time images.
To: Dog
Freeper hugs today.
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:24:10 AM PST
by
Peach
To: AshleyMontagu
Why was she a bonehead, more than the inexperienced jockeys--read the resumes. Between all the accolades and titles was not a whole heck of a lot of experience. I agree with the assertion of silly multiculturalism, which is the true boneheadedness, (let's see, check off Frenchman, check off another Hispanic, check off African American--have we forgotten to give anyone a Ride?) not the "lucky" gal who got picked.
That our space program exists to provide Dream Rides is a problem dating back to the latter days of Apollo. This will hopefully change focus back to exploration and science, and hopefully, oneway unmanned craft!
To: EternalVigilance
Thanks! Did you see the post above this that the Isaeli pilot on board was one of the pilots that took out the Iraqi nuclear reactor?
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:24:32 AM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(Bush/Cheney 2004)
To: AshleyMontagu
Take it somewhere else.
237
posted on
02/01/2003 9:24:32 AM PST
by
Howlin
To: Movemout
"I'm concerned about the astronauts up in the space station. We can't leave them there indefinitely, nor can we abandon the facility. "
This was the quote I was attempting to answer. I must have pasted the wrong quote.
We'll have to get Discovery or Atlantis up there eventually to get them back. We'll be able to do it.
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:24:33 AM PST
by
rs79bm
To: Chad Fairbanks
To: hole_n_one
props... you're up to your usual excellent job.
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posted on
02/01/2003 9:24:49 AM PST
by
glock rocks
(God bless America)
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