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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.
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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: bonesmccoy
Who was capcom? I do not know.
But, in those minutes, a man next to him was just sitting there, motionless, with his head bowed over his keyboard.
My thought was, "That man is praying."
441
posted on
02/01/2003 10:00:10 AM PST
by
don-o
To: rintense
FOX is saying NO! And, at that point in re-entry - there is no communication - it has something to do with the band of air around the earth which the shuttle must go through in order to re-enter the earth's atmosphere. This time of the flight is silent and is computer controlled. Pilot doesn't take over until much later in flight.
442
posted on
02/01/2003 10:00:10 AM PST
by
CyberAnt
( Syracuse where are you?)
To: Privatize NASA
This is completely out of line, given the gravity and magnitude of this tragedy. Please refrain from posting this thoughtless drivel today.
443
posted on
02/01/2003 10:00:11 AM PST
by
mhking
To: Right_in_Virginia
Shep on Fox News just apologized for the report on the mistakes previously made by a crew member. He said it was totally inappropriate. He must have received a heck of a lot of emails, IMHO.
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posted on
02/01/2003 10:00:39 AM PST
by
Right_in_Virginia
(May God bless President Bush and our troops)
To: mombonn
To the memory hole.
To: bootless
That is my feeling also.
How do they know that terrorism is not involved before any data is in?
To: bootless
Shep apologised about mentioning the mistake by a mission specialist on a prior mission. Enough said.
To: Peach
"Flag is at half staff at the White House. The President will speak to the nation but a time is not known, per NBC news right now."
My flag is now at half staff, too. I doubt the President will say anything until after the NASA briefing.
448
posted on
02/01/2003 10:01:06 AM PST
by
Darlin'
(May God Bless and comfort the families and friends of all onboard)
To: dighton
Shep Smith of FoxNews - just appologized for reading a report of one of the astronauts having made some sort of "mistake" on a previous mission.
He said he read the report on the air the first time he saw it and so viewers were hearing it at the same time he was hearing it.
He then said that was inappropiate and that the crew are all heros.
To: DoctorMichael
Doc don't watch that stuff....it's not good for your blood pressure...
450
posted on
02/01/2003 10:01:28 AM PST
by
Dog
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To: snopercod
Titanium is the element of choice for the structural materials. It's light and strong.
452
posted on
02/01/2003 10:01:54 AM PST
by
bonesmccoy
(Defeat the terrorists... Vaccinate!)
To: rs79bm
Yeah, now the politicians will be ducking for cover!
453
posted on
02/01/2003 10:01:55 AM PST
by
Redleg Duke
(Stir the pot...don't let anything settle to the bottom where the lawyers can feed off of it!)
To: justshe; Admin Moderator; Privatize NASA
IMO, your post (#348) is totally inappropriate to this thread.Agreed.
454
posted on
02/01/2003 10:02:33 AM PST
by
dighton
The flag flies at half-staff above the White House in Washington Saturday, Feb. 1. 2003. The space shuttle Columbia broke up in flames over Texas killing all seven crew members aboard. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
To: rintense
I highly doubt a tire explosion could rip a hole in the shuttle. I don't think that was the point. The point was that a sudden overpressure in the tire would indicate a burn-through failure at a particular place in the Shuttle, pointing to a likely spot to investigate for the original failure point. It would be a clue, not a cause of the break-up.
To: Dog Gone
how long the ISS can last in a decaying orbit without getting a boost from a Shuttle? The Russian supply modules provide not only station supplies but the orbital correction motor.
To: sheik yerbouty
Somebody previously mentioned that those who worked on that part of shuttle are probably already being sorted through by the FBI or some segment of Homeland Security to see if there is anyone who would have had any ulterior motive to damage the flight.
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posted on
02/01/2003 10:03:05 AM PST
by
CyberAnt
( Syracuse where are you?)
To: Redleg Duke
Expect to head a lot from Conyers - he hates NASA.
To: All
Is the huge contrail we are seeing in So. CA from the shuttle? KFI radio says it is. Why is it over our sky, or did it blow up this way?
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posted on
02/01/2003 10:03:29 AM PST
by
Yaelle
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