Contact with Columbia Lost!

[Eli]

Have I heard correctly? There supposedly are debris near the town Palestine, Texas...

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Zkribbler

NASA has sent out the word to people in the Dallas area to stay away from any debris they find. It's dangerous.

It will be extremely hot for sure. The other main reason is they would want to account for it all and investigate it "as is".

[Capt Dizle]

Administration sources says terrorism unlikely

[Thrawn05]

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Originally posted by Eli


Another few years delay in the space program?
What about the ISS and the astronauts there, they'll have to send a shuttle to replace them or somehting quite soon, before the investigation on this disaster is over.

And damnit! Why do we still use 22 years old shuttles?! Who cancelled the X-38?
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The ISS can be supplied by unman russian supply shuttles.

NASA has a $3 Million a year budget as I said before, they can't afford it. Unfortunatly this might be what it takes to increase their budget, much like the FAA which don't fix **** unless there is blood.... lots of blood.

Buzz is already on FNC and just said that the next gen. shuttle would have an escape pod/ejection seats.

[Az]

Oh dear, Oh dear.

[Thrawn05]

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Originally posted by Big Crunch


It will be extremely hot for sure. The other main reason is they would want to account for it all and investigate it "as is".
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Actualy because of extremely toxic gases according to a NASA PR that was on FNC.

[Kassiopeia]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/01/shuttle.landing.ap/index.html

"On launch day, a piece of insulating foam on the external fuel tank came off during liftoff and was believed to have struck the left wing of the shuttle. NASA said as late as Friday that the damage to the thermal tiles was believed to be minor and posed no safety concern during the fiery decent through the atmosphere."

[chairmanmeow]

Originally posted by Thrawn05
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Originally posted by Big Crunch


It will be extremely hot for sure. The other main reason is they would want to account for it all and investigate it "as is".
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Actualy because of extremely toxic gases according to a NASA PR that was on FNC.

IIRC, they use liquid hydrogen on the space shuttle, which is extremely toxic.

[Dinner]

I don't see how an Arab could have done anything. Unless it was sabotage but that's unlikely since everyone has to have a security clearance to work on the shuttle.

Those shuttles are getting very old though so it is possible that after 20 years of service they're just getting old and worn out.

[Thrawn05]

Explosion sound rocked the ground, structial failure UNLIKELY.

[Kassiopeia]

Originally posted by Eli
Have I heard correctly? There supposedly are debris near the town Palestine, Texas...

Sound like an urban legend in the works... that, or a very strange coincidence.

[The Mad Monk]

My prayers are with the families.

...a flaming comet falls to Earth, over Texas...

You want an ill omen? That's an ill omen.

[Capt Dizle]

I seem to be hearing that on launch of this shuttle there was an incident that NASA was aware of.

Debris hit left wing of shuttle on launch. Engineers determined not significant.

[Dauphin]

Anyone who suspects terrorism needs a reality check.

[Eli]

Originally posted by Kassiopeia


Sound like an urban legend in the works... that, or a very strange coincidence.

CNN confirmed. Palestine, Texas.