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Columbia Discussion thread
Feb 1, 2003
Posted on 02/01/2003 8:41:00 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
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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: Arkinsaw
Okay, but is it just me or do anyone of you find the NASA press conference too emotional? Yes, I understand their grief, but I do expect better from professionals.
If you must, flame away.
901
posted on
02/01/2003 12:50:26 PM PST
by
Conservababe
(I calls it like I sees it.)
To: isthisnickcool
Thank you.
902
posted on
02/01/2003 12:50:52 PM PST
by
chnsmok
(Dware vs. 100 mussels! Pay per mussel! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/829652/posts?page=1)
To: DoughtyOne
I remember when the Columbia was first launched. The announcers on the telly said it was a "remarkable" scientific achievement. I also remember the Challenger disaster - it was a huge shock and surprise. But I do also remember how President Reagan came through on that day.
President Bush did similarly well - though I have a feeling he is in tears as much as anyone.
Regards, Ivan
903
posted on
02/01/2003 12:51:07 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: TEXOKIE
Thank you for sharing Texokie. That was nice of you.
To: Dog
don't you suppose that a wing coming apart would have created an aerodynamic instability an order or two of magnitude more noticeable than an overheating of the tires?
dep
905
posted on
02/01/2003 12:51:49 PM PST
by
dep
To: Conservababe
The NASA people probably knew the astronauts best; I can understand them being more than a touch misty.
Regards, Ivan
906
posted on
02/01/2003 12:52:07 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: SAMWolf
"We are happy that it broke up," government employee Abdul Jabbar al-Quraishi said. "
OMIGOSH! How heart rending to think that someone who supposedly loves God could be so heartless! But that is the name of the enemy we are learning to fight, isnt it?
907
posted on
02/01/2003 12:52:36 PM PST
by
TEXOKIE
To: MadIvan
Yes, I understand, but we are seeing tears more than receiving information. I was under the impression that this was the reason for the press conference.
908
posted on
02/01/2003 12:53:08 PM PST
by
Conservababe
(I calls it like I sees it.)
From: Dave Farber
Date: Sat Feb 1, 2003 3:32:03 PM America/New_York
To: ip
Subject: [IP] Shuttle debris already appearing on eBay
Reply-To: dave@farber.net
------ Forwarded Message
From:
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 12:16:27 -0800 (PST)
Dave,
It should surprise nobody that shuttle debris sales (or claims to that effect) are already appearing on eBay. I am contacting eBay to ascertain their policy on such sales.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2909722097&category=1468
"Bits of machinery were found strewn across the city of Nacogdoches on Saturday, hours after space shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas. Happy bidding !"
------ End Forwarded Message
(eBay has already killed the auction.)
909
posted on
02/01/2003 12:53:10 PM PST
by
Timesink
(I offered her a ring, she gave me the finger)
To: Conservababe
Don't want to flame you, I just don't think you understand just how reaponsible these people feel for those who fly up there. They DO feel like they are family. And they are all asking themselves 'What could I have done to prevent this?'
They are crushed and wounded. They can't help expressing this - only hours after the event.
910
posted on
02/01/2003 12:53:13 PM PST
by
Route66
(America's Mainstreet)
To: Conservababe
Their in shock Babe .. they had a great loss today and it's understandable for them to be emotional
Let it go
911
posted on
02/01/2003 12:53:18 PM PST
by
Mo1
(I Hate The Party of Bill Clinton)
To: isthisnickcool
I hope you won't mind my posting the photo of gift placed on our behalf here. Thank you again, isthisnickcool....from all of us.
To: Dave S
The ISS has supplies to last until June, per NASA press conference.
To: Route66
Then they should refrain from holding a press conference and grieve in private.
914
posted on
02/01/2003 12:54:40 PM PST
by
Conservababe
(I calls it like I sees it.)
To: Conservababe
Yes, I understand, but we are seeing tears more than receiving information. I was under the impression that this was the reason for the press conference I have on my telly in the background - Sky News is spewing information. NASA can be forgiven, I think, if they break down a bit. Sometimes professionalism gets swept away in emotion.
I noticed too that President Bush stopped himself from crying towards the end of his brief speech.
Regards, Ivan
915
posted on
02/01/2003 12:54:56 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: Sacajaweau
I'm always in awe when I go out at night and see the sky dotted with twinkling stars. Amen. Clear winter nights with snow on the ground....silence. My father used to point out the constellations and stars on such nights. Now that he's gone, I still look up at the warm Florida winter skies and hear my father naming the stars.
To: Conservababe
Well, I think its much the same as asking a local police officer to be non-emotional in investigating an accident scene where his best friend just died. I understand your point, but not sure these guys could ever meet that level of emotional distance.
To: SAMWolf
Unbelievable.
918
posted on
02/01/2003 12:56:07 PM PST
by
lainie
To: anniegetyourgun; isthisnickcool
Thanks.
To: TeleStraightShooter
Were does this fit in, historicaly, as to national shocks over the last 62 years? 1) Attack on Pearl Harbor 2) 9/11 3) JFK assasinated 4) Reagan shot 5) Challenger 6) Columbia Comments anyone? You left off the Iranian hostage crisis and the bungled rescue mission in the desert. Also, what about the Cuban Missle Crisis. That was the only time I ever feared for my life. Also, TET offensive?
920
posted on
02/01/2003 12:56:33 PM PST
by
Dave S
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