[BureaucratusMaximus]

Okay Maximus, with nothing they could do to save the astronauts, did you want NASA to tell them immediately it was a one way trip thus putting a damper over the trip of a lifetime for many of the crew.

They could have saved the astronauts by fixing a known problem before the shuttle taken off, that is negligence.

With no purpose for telling them, I think NASA did the right thing to withhold the information.

I feel so much better knowing that...don't you? Wonder what would happen if a nuclear/biological attack was immenant..say in your area...and you could have taken measures to preserve your life and the life of your family, but YOU weren't provided any information? Oh...thats right, you wouldn't know the difference anyway...cause you'd be dead.

[Dave S]

With no purpose for telling them, I think NASA did the right thing to withhold the information.

I feel so much better knowing that...don't you? Wonder what would happen if a nuclear/biological attack was immenant..say in your area...and you could have taken measures to preserve your life and the life of your family, but YOU weren't provided any information? Oh...thats right, you wouldn't know the difference anyway...cause you'd be dead.

You are assuming with the nuclear/biological attack there were measures you could take. With the Columbia, the best they could hope for was to get within transporter range and beam down.