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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
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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To date, most of the tile damage has been limited both in total number and number in each affected area. If there is a concentrated area of tile damage, especially where the black tiles are (nose, bottom, leading edges of the wing/tail), then there's going to be problems as the 3,000 degree surface temperature that was blocked somewhat by the black tiles works on the structure. Probably the most-vulnerable area would be near the root of the wing, with the tail coming a close second.
I really do wish I could say I was shocked, but I can't. The one thing that liberals never fail to do is sink even lower whenever you would think that would be impossible. Being able to celebrate this tragedy speaks volumes on the sheer level of hatred the liberals have for our President and our country.
I was thinking about putting on the rubber suit to go lurk in the DU cesspool for a while, but on second thought I don't want to spend the rest of my afternoon at the ER waiting to have shards of glass from my monitor dug out of my fist.
She wasnt a pilot and had nothing to do with the landing other than sitting in her seat in the back of the shuttle. Actually even the pilot of the shuttle had nothing to do with the landing, until and unless, something went wrong and he had the time to do something. He just watches the gauges, the onboard comuter does everything.
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 1, 2003
President Addresses Nation on Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy
Remarks by the President on the Loss of Space Shuttle Columbia
The Cabinet Room
2:04 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Mission Control in Houston lost contact with our Space Shuttle Columbia. A short time later, debris was seen falling from the skies above Texas. The Columbia is lost; there are no survivors.
On board was a crew of seven: Colonel Rick Husband; Lt. Colonel Michael Anderson; Commander Laurel Clark; Captain David Brown; Commander William McCool; Dr. Kalpana Chawla; and Ilan Ramon, a Colonel in the Israeli Air Force. These men and women assumed great risk in the service to all humanity.
In an age when space flight has come to seem almost routine, it is easy to overlook the dangers of travel by rocket, and the difficulties of navigating the fierce outer atmosphere of the Earth. These astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose in life. Because of their courage and daring and idealism, we will miss them all the more.
All Americans today are thinking, as well, of the families of these men and women who have been given this sudden shock and grief. You're not alone. Our entire nation grieves with you. And those you loved will always have the respect and gratitude of this country.
The cause in which they died will continue. Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration of discovery and the longing to understand. Our journey into space will go on.
In the skies today we saw destruction and tragedy. Yet farther than we can see there is comfort and hope. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, "Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? He who brings out the starry hosts one by one and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing."
The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to Earth; yet we can pray that all are safely home.
May God bless the grieving families, and may God continue to bless America.
The ISS does its own burns. The shuttle and the Soyuz flights only bring it supplies, personnel, and construction assemblies. They dont move it. Three astronauts are there now. They deal with the ISS. I would be more concerned with resupplying them than worrying about the damn thing coming down.
Thanks to all who make this a great place to be...
Incidents like this bring all the cockroaches out. For Christ sakes, idiot, a mission specialist doesnt fly the shuttle. She is a passenger. If something goes wrong the pilot flies the plane. Until something goes wrong, the shuttle is flown completely automatically by computer. If you have to blame this on Islam, look for a Islamic programmer who was a mole and dont throw wild accusations against a loyal American citizen of Indian birth.
Highly unlikely at the time it broke up. It was in it's "plasma shield" from re-entry. No radio comm possible at least from the ground.
Isnt it amazing how we always seem to find examples of what we actively look for? If you were looking for indifference or sadness in the same parts of the world, Im sure you could find examples of that too. Hell scan this thread, youve got idiots on here that are every bit as bad as any muslims dancing in the streets.
Proudly spoken Im sure by someone that couldnt qualify to shine her shoes.
Good observation. At a couple of points here I felt like I'd stumbled into one of those inane Scott Peterson threads.
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