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| Sensenic 261th Post
 
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|  "Re(1):god damn it"
, posted Sat 1 Feb 12:50
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i didn't know whether or not to post this. i'm sure a lot of you have heard of the story already. it's the cover story on every news site out there. and i'm pretty pissed off about this. i hope i don't say anything stupid i'm gonna regret later
http://www.msnbc.com/news/default.asp?0ct=-34o
god dammit, i can't believe this happened. i woke up a few minutes ago to the footage of fiery debris falling from the sky. i thought it was old footage of the Challenger, until i read the news headings on the side of the screen. i believe this is the second shuttle failure that led to death in history
i don't know why i'm so worked up about this. people die every day. i guess i'd like to think that the people at NASA are perfect. i'd like to see them succeed in their endeavors more than anyone else
Wondered how much time would pass before this appeared here...
I was in the car, reading some Naruto quietly while we were heading home, when we've heard about this... boy, that was shocking, specially since the first I heard was something like "Israel has started to make some declarations about the missing shuttle..." and I went  ...
Don't really know what to say (add) except that the media are doing it again. Once again, with the tragedy excuse, they've turned this into a !@#$%& morbid show, where things like these from JJJ's link can be read: Live video: NASA coverage or Complete video gallery .
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| Juke Joint Jezebel 1444th Post
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| "summing some things up" , posted Sat 1 Feb 19:35
(this is gonna be a long post so go ahead and skip it or don't hold your break)
NASA and authorities have urged people not to disturb any debris found on the ground for various reasons. they've also told us to alert them of any debris so they can come and collect it. of course, there's people out there looking for souvenirs and even other assholes looking to make a profit off of this tragedy. well, hahaha ... people keep showing up in hospitals for burns and different types of poisoning because they took debris. all i've gotta say on that ... they got what was coming to them
update: before i hit "post," i reloaded the page. i didn't even have to visit that link, wingzero, but i can already tell it's gonna piss me off even more. to put us all at ease, they're not taking this matter lightly. they will prosecute anyone possessing any debris from the Columbia shuttle. i forgot the exact punishment, but i think it's a few years jail time and a fine of a half a million dollars
by the way, in my first post, i forgot about the Apollo. some astronauts died there as well
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I found out about this by turning on the TV this morning, and it was pretty shocking. An accident like this is very tragic, and brings home how dangerous the space program really is....
And yet I'm hoping we don't turn back from space because of this (Like we did with Challenger). The safety record is still good given the fact we're sending a shuttle into space. And there is still lots we can learn out their in Space...
But my sympathies go to the famlies of all involved in todays crash...
the space program isn't as dangerous as you'd think. the people at NASA take every precaution possible. of course, space travel is a new frontier that we've barely begun to break. there's things that we have yet to understand ... hell, it's the reason why they keep sending people up there ... so we can learn more about it. i just hope we can learn from this event
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i didn't know whether or not to post this. i'm sure a lot of you have heard of the story already. it's the cover story on every news site out there. and i'm pretty pissed off about this. i hope i don't say anything stupid i'm gonna regret later
http://www.msnbc.com/news/default.asp?0ct=-34o
god dammit, i can't believe this happened. i woke up a few minutes ago to the footage of fiery debris falling from the sky. i thought it was old footage of the Challenger, until i read the news headings on the side of the screen. i believe this is the second shuttle failure that led to death in history
i don't know why i'm so worked up about this. people die every day. i guess i'd like to think that the people at NASA are perfect. i'd like to see them succeed in their endeavors more than anyone else
Wondered how much time would pass before this appeared here...
I was in the car, reading some Naruto quietly while we were heading home, when we've heard about this... boy, that was shocking, specially since the first I heard was something like "Israel has started to make some declarations about the missing shuttle..." and I went ...
Don't really know what to say (add) except that the media are doing it again. Once again, with the tragedy excuse, they've turned this into a !@#$%& morbid show, where things like these from JJJ's link can be read: Live video: NASA coverage or Complete video gallery.
the first Israeli astronaut was aboard that shuttle. his father is a Holocaust survivor. there was some talk about possible terrorism but now they're almost certain that terrorism isn't the case. but to add another blow to it, the Israeli man's flight into space had a lot of symbolism linked to it. "a victory for his people," or something. i don't remember the exact quote. the Israeli ambassador for the U.S. flew down to Houston earlier today to give a speech on the matter
and yes, as always, i hate the media. that "video footage" link pissed me off as well. it reminded me a lot of the 9.11 event. web sites everywhere -- "see it again! the first plane crashing!" i don't know anyone who would want to see that footage again. it's fucking sickening. also, i didn't even know a shuttle was arriving today, and sadly, i probably wouldn't have known at all if this hadn't had happened. i hate the media
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That's a big blow to NASA, but the impact on families is infinitely bigger...
To think that something like that might've happened only because of a piece of insulated foam...
quoting one man who gave a speech on the subject "there's been several times where a smoking gun has led to a false answer. it's too early in the investigation to be sure." again, not an exact quote. my memory's horrible. oh, and for those of you who don't know what Megane and i are referring to, during liftoff, a piece of insulation fell off of the side of the shuttle and damaged some tiles on the left wing, i believe
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Yes,I agree . Their families must be suffering a lot with their death .
I hope that these people who died on this accident are in a better place now ...
the families are going through hell right now. a lot of them were waiting at Florida to welcome the astronauts home, only to receive news that they lost contact with the shuttle ...
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