Shuttle Columbia

[Shortbus]

ejecting at 12,500 mph? and an altitude of 200,000

[Ran]

yea but they couldent do nothing...:o

[ales]

What I mean was an escape capsule, but does it really matter now???

[Ran]

Originally posted by ales
What I mean was an escape capsule, but does it really matter now???

no by now their probebly dead

[Damien]

Has anyone heard about the Israeli guy? How the debris from the shuttle is mainly falling in Palestine, Texas. Also, this guy led a raid on Iraq to succesfully blow up a nuclear power plant. Is it a sign?

[JD@af]

Originally posted by ales
What I mean was an escape capsule, but does it really matter now???

Hope I didn't sound like I was being patronizing. The fact is, that I don't think there is any mechanism to safely get astronauts out of and back into the atmosphere, at least not with a safety net. Particularly given the instability of the fuel sources. Years of technological advancement will, let's hope, aid in establishing safer travel into space (even the confines of space in orbit around the earth).

[Dorikin]

Originally posted by Damien
Has anyone heard about the Israeli guy? How the debris from the shuttle is mainly falling in Palestine, Texas. Also, this guy led a raid on Iraq to succesfully blow up a nuclear power plant. Is it a sign?

Damien-I thought that was pretty odd. I went to synnagouge today(Im a jew also) ANd everyone thought it was waay to strange. dont think its terrorism though. Too tough to pull off.

[Shortbus]

Yeah I can only imagine the background check one would have to go through to be able to ride on the shuttle.

No Terrorism here. I think it had something to do with the piece that fell off of the shuttle when it was launched. Anyone see that vid clip?

[Suislide]

i heard that on launch, something clipped one of the wings possibly ripping off some of the tiles on the outer layer, which may have in turn caused the outer structure of the shuttle to weaken with the force of re-entry. this could be a cause of the break-up, although at this time everyone is still throwing speculations around.

one thing is for sure: this is a tragic loss and a sad day for not just the US, but the world. my thoughts go out to the families of the brave astronauts that were aboard the ship.

[Dorikin]

One can only imagine the background check to work at NASA.

I dont think terrorism is involved either. Cant really shoot down a Space Shuttle.

Unless it was deliberate sabotage, although its VERY unlikely.

[Suislide]

there were speculations that something might have exploded INSIDE the shuttle...but at this point, pretty much everything except the bare facts are unconfirmed. pretty much impossible to shoot down a shuttle that's flying at 200,000 feet unless you have something else up there to shoot at it...but we all know that didn't happen.

[Ran]

Originally posted by Dorikin
One can only imagine the background check to work at NASA.

I dont think terrorism is involved either. Cant really shoot down a Space Shuttle.

Unless it was deliberate sabotage, although its VERY unlikely.

why did you put the pic of ilan in your sign?

[freakray]

It's a sad day....
Apparently the shuttle broke up at 200700 feet going 12500mph.....

My thoughts are with the families....they will never know what actually happened....

Ray

[Dorikin]

Cause Ive met the guy before(he came to my synnagouge), and I'm doing it as a tribute.

According to Jewish custom, you are supposed to say prayers and have 7 days of mourning when someone dies.

Therefore, I'm keeping his pic up for 7 days.

[Ran]

that means your Jewish and it's good