Deja vu

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Fri Aug 28 12:10:15 1998

On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Max Eskin wrote:

> Give me a break! Rockets explode all of the time. Plus, I would guess
> some of the parts they are using are old. I have the feeling cracked
> seals could once again be the problem. Also, rockets don't rely on
> computer controls. These are 20-year old technology. It's unlikely
> they have anything more than a bunch of servos like in a model car.

Sure! One out of hundreds of Space Shuttle flights. 1 out of, how many
was that, 4 Apollo flights. A couple recently out of hundreds in the past
several years. Its the payload of the first that exploded that's very
curious to me: a high-tech spy satellite capable of listening on on
thousands of phone calls and other communications, costing how many
billions? You'd think they would be REALLY, REALLY careful with a toy
like that.

Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I at least like to HOPE that someone
out there cares enough about freedom that they had a hose accidentally
snipped or something, know what I mean?

Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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