Posted on 02/03/2003 4:43:52 PM PST by Wolfstar
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:02:01 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Released Monday morning, a high-speed NASA engineering film shows a piece of debris falling from the large external tank on the space shuttle Columbia's liftoff and hitting the orbiter's left wing. Bear in mind that these are extreme close-ups of a high-speed event. In the top couple of photos, you see only the top of the broken-off piece. Most of it is in the shadows. Depending on which clip you see and how slowly it is run, to the uninitiated person's eye, it can look either like the debris strikes the wing hard enough to pulverize the debris, or the debris strikes a glancing blow and bounces off in the direction of the main and booster engine exhaust.
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You believe they are being misleading. I believe they haven't had time to even come to grips with this tragedy.
You believe TBLSHOW is like some family member of a mugging victim looking for the truth. I think he's a fruitloop.
Your believe NASA has a vested interest to cover up the truth, I believe the other astronauts have more ethics then that.
You believe I should be embarrassed to say wait for the professionals and not listen to rumor mongers...naw, our values are worlds apart. Thank God.
Of course, I'll not be satisfied until we get an open and honest investigation. I hope they don't try to stonewall for 3 years or so like they tried to do with the Challenger disaster.
Arguments? That would imply two sides of a rationale discussion.
I have addressed your points each time I responded. You are the one who ignored the responses to move on to new territory. Can't say as I blame you.
As I've pointed out, are concepts of reality are worlds apart.
Did you mean to write "our" instead of "are"?
You believe NASA should have all the answers to all your questions right now;
As a mater of fact I don't, but then I haven't seen you evidence the recognition of one fact up to this point.
What I do expect is forthright truth, something else you have a hard time with.
I think they are in shock.
I said up front that I thought it was a mistake to hold press conferences with questions so early in the game. NASA should have made a few statements and left the questions until after the funeral. We played by their rules. They got caught less than forthright on several occasions. People spoke out about it.
You believe they are being misleading. I believe they haven't had time to even come to grips with this tragedy.
If they aren't capable of telling the truth, they shouldn't be fielding questions until they can.
You believe TBLSHOW is like some family member of a mugging victim looking for the truth. I think he's a fruitloop.
While you seem obsessed with TBLSHOW, I haven't made one comment regarding his veracity or lack thereof. I won't.
Your believe NASA has a vested interest to cover up the truth,
With large agencies that depend on government funds, their image is crucial to continued funding. It's a fact. Deal with it.
I believe the other astronauts have more ethics then that.
IF you're saying astronauts are the only ones running this investigation, then that's one more froot loop idea you've aired.
You believe I should be embarrassed to say wait for the professionals and not listen to rumor mongers...naw,
Actually what I said was that several claims by NASA were problematic. Dettermore has publicly agreed with me on one issue. The media has revealed that photos were taken, which was another stance I had supported.
I do believe you should be embarassed, as well as ashamed to claim that everyone should keep their mouths shut in the face of misguided comments from Dettemore or anyone else at NASA.
our values are worlds apart. Thank God.
Couldn't agree with you more.
443 posted on 02/04/2003 12:03 PM PST by CWOJackson
All I can figure is that he cannot prove his remarks about that picture not being fake so he's diverting again.
You posted a picture that is a fraud, and despite being SHOWN the evidence of your fraud, you continue to stand by your post.
Your credibility is about minus 1000.
Of course not, we should accept the misguided comments by you and TBLSHOW instead. You're so much more infinately qualified in the dynamics of space flight and the space shuttle then the astronauts and NASA.
You really are amusing.
The picture is not fake. The description of the picture is totally incorrect and misleading.
I love the way you used the word "incorrect and misleading." I've never seen you use those terms concerning anything YOU think is bogus.
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