Columbia

From: Ed Tillman <ETILLMAN_at_satx.rr.com>
Date: Sun Feb 2 07:48:00 2003

...for that matter, only 2 complete craft/crew losses for the shuttle
program in over 20 years; and including these, only *3* complete craft/crew
losses in a space program that's run for nearly 35 years? That's still a
damned good record in anyone's book, regardless of what the detractors may
say... Name me an aircraft or series of aircraft who can make the same
claim. (Noogies for the person who can name the *1* airliner that comes
closest to beating this record...)

Cheers...

Ed
San Antonio, Tx, USA


From: "chris" <cb_at_mythtech.net>


> >I do feel for the astronaut's families, and in almost equal measure for
the
> >future of humanity in space. We have *got* to find a better way of
getting
> >in and out of the gravity well.
>
> As sick as it seems... these kind of accidents are exactly what brings
> about the safer ways of doing things.
>
> Nearly all safety measures we as society have for everything can be
> traced back to someone (or many someones) being injured or killed.
>
>
> -chris
> <http://www.mythtech.net>
Received on Sun Feb 02 2003 - 07:48:00 GMT

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