Simviation Forum - ATTENTION SPACE SHUTTLE

Feb 1^st, 2003 at 9:59am

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The space shuttle Columbia exploded over Texas. THis is terrible

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Reply #1 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 11:05am

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I know I'm watching the news right now. My dad wokr me up and told me.

It also had the first Israeli Astronaut.

P.S All of you know I applied to universities. I was thinking about going to Space Sciences because it might be interesting and, not to mention the exact degree produced an astronaut.

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Reply #2 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 11:30am

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My familiy woke me up, I thought it was world war 3 Cry

Jeez this is horrible Cry

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Reply #3 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 12:30pm

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Yeah, I found out a very simular way to you guys. My Dad woke me up at 6:30 this morning and told me to put CNN on, that Columbia had just been lost. I couldn't believe it. I don't know if you guys know (those who have been here for a while probably do) but I am have been very interested in manned space flight for a long time and have become somewhat of an expert on the topic. I have even spent a lot of time writing to the astronauts and have recieved amny autographs from them. I thought I would post two of the ones I have recieved because they were on this crew. The first is an 8x10 photo of the pilot William McCool:

The other is acutally a signed photo by the entire crew which I recieved about 2 months ago

I found myself looking at these images a lot this morning and I thought I would share them with you.

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Reply #4 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 12:59pm

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This must be especially tragic for you, Richie. We can only hope that it won't be a major, long-term setback to the space program.

P.S. You've probably seen the other thread on this at the Cafe SimV forum.

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Reply #5 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 1:27pm

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I've just got in (19.15 Central European) and heard the news. This is shocking! I couldn't understand as I came in in the middle of the bulletin and it sounded like a piece had fallen off.
This is a terrible loss. It has been 14 years since the last loss. Cry

A true tragedy.

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Reply #6 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 1:53pm

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I've just seen the full bulletin. Oh my God.
This is terrible beyond belief. Only 16 minutes from touchdown and it appears to have come to pieces! Apparently it was doing mach 18 and 200,000 feet when communication was lost. This is a tragic day.
Oh and I apologise for my earlier typo, its 17 years since the previous shuttle disaster.

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Reply #7 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 6:13pm

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Just got back from vacation and this was the first place I heard about it.

This is such a sad and horible tragidy Cry

God be with their families

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Reply #8 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 8:18pm

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I heard as I got in from work, still can't beleive it.
I'm too young to remember Chalenger, but it caused the program to stop for about a year didn't it, I rekon this is the end of the shutle.
May they rest in peace.

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Reply #9 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 8:30pm

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I don't think that this is the end of space flight or the shuttle.

btw, I heard on the news that one of the crewmembers grew up in Spokane, Washington, only a 2-hour drive from where I live

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Reply #10 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 9:41pm

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It truly is a sad event. I don't know about other states or countries, but here in Houston they've had it on non stop. Once is enough, I don't need constant reminders. But I think the media is playing it a bit more responsibly. With 11.9 the media had a field day. Today, they're kind of just reporting the facts and talking with NASA officials and former astronauts. Provided you don't watch NBC or FOX, though. FOX hypes up everything for ratings, and NBC relentlessly pours in their opinions on everthing. Condolences to NASA and the families of the seven crew members. Cry

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Reply #11 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 9:52pm

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Terrible i very sad day Cry

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Reply #12 - Feb 1^st, 2003 at 10:12pm

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Very sad news, thoughts go out to seven families in their time of need.

Rest in Peace

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Reply #13 - Feb 2^nd, 2003 at 5:57am

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This is a truly sad event. The men and women of STS-107 are all heroes. They are the elite.
Lets all hope that NASA finds the true cause of this tragic accident soon so that the program can continue to move forwards.
There is so much good to look forward to in the future of space travel with the International Space Station and the future Mars missions.
Mankind’s future is in space travel. The brave men and women who fly these missions at great risk are helping to make these dreams to become a reality.
May God be with them all.

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Reply #14 - Feb 3^rd, 2003 at 8:39am

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A few things to note:
1) The two shuttles that were lost did not blow up. Columbia was pretty obvious that it was torn apart by aerodynamic stress after a deviation from the flight profile. The Challanger was also torn apart by stress after a deviation from the flight profile. ( I refer to just the obiter, not the external tank.)

2) This is a certian blow to the american manned space program, but its effects will be felt in other nations that are either building their own shuttle-type vehicle, or counted on the shuttle to place an experiment or satiliite in space.

3) You will forever remember where you were and what you were doing when the news broke. I remember being on my grandfathers lap when Neil Armstrong planted his feet on the moon. Jan 28, 1986 I was watching the launch of Challanger on a little 13' B&W TV that was sitting on a cardboard box in Minot, ND. Sept 11, 2002 I was home watching the Disney Channel when my son's speech therapist told us. Now the point to this part. I work in a nursing home as Certified Nurse Aide, and I now have...forever planted in my mind....the sight of an elderly mans $hitty butt that I was cleaning when another aide told me.

So why did I bring up that last part? First and formost I am NOT making light of what happened. Just like 17 years, I was in tears. In my way of dealing with tough times I have always found a way to laugh at myself and as you can see, each memory I have is humourous in a way

So in light of that...can anybody here top my "memory" of Feb 1, 2003?

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