Yeah...a very sad and tragic accident

My condolences

i can't believe some people are considering this to be a terrorist attack...ugh

if anything, then blame the aging shuttle itself

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH i can't believe some people are considering this to be a terrorist attack...ugh if anything, then blame the aging shuttle itself

Well with recent events when something like this goes wrong they think it might have something to do with terrorism.

The spacecraft costs $2.1 Billion...it's terrible that something went wrong and people lost their lives because of it.

I also think that this shows that Space Travel is not advanced enough to send ppl into it everyday etc

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Originally posted by tranceDJ Well with recent events when something like this goes wrong they think it might have something to do with terrorism. The spacecraft costs $2.1 Billion...it's terrible that something went wrong and people lost their lives because of it.

ya, but it's stupid to even consider it in this case. The shuttle was way too high for any sort of terrorist attack.

The shuttle was built in '79; it's using 15+ year old technology. Nasa has developed the successor to the shuttle's we're all used to, but "someone" decided that it would be too costly and decided it saves money to use 20-year old equipment

Very sad news. Reminded me of that disaster with the Challenger which exploded after launch. You would think they would have learnd a lesson but, well, this proves space shuttles and rockets are still in a relatively early stage I think, just very very bad luck...

this sucks

there are always gonan be acidents and stuff with space travel becuase of the amountof differrent things that can go wrong :/

Oh my God...it's shocking

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very tragic incident... i highly disbelieve it was terrorism of any sort - the shuttle was just too high up for anything. could have been that broken piece that fell on the wing on launch, or something.

as others have said, you definitely have to consider the shuttle's age.

in regards to the astronauts - they are most certainly all dead. when an airplane is flying high up, and there's an accident, there is no way anyone can "escape". now think of the space shuttle, that flies so much faster and so much higher. you just can't do anything when in a situation like that. almost no chance any of them survived.

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Originally posted by ferrycorstenfan I also think that this shows that Space Travel is not advanced enough to send ppl into it everyday etc

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Originally posted by ryo Very sad news. Reminded me of that disaster with the Challenger which exploded after launch. You would think they would have learnd a lesson but, well, this proves space shuttles and rockets are still in a relatively early stage I think, just very very bad luck...

i disagree with both of these... NASA's space shuttles have been flying on a regular basis for around 20 years. they are very, very reliable. of course, the technology is pretty damn old, but that's just another reason to admire their design - they can still function as well as when they were made (of course, factoring in maintenance and upgrades etc).

of course, accidents do happen, and let's not forget Murphy's Law. so eventually things like this are bound to happen.

but don't be discouraged!

as a side note, the technology exists today for very advanced space vehicles, however no one has the funding, or is willing to spend the money, to make something like that. as anything, things take time, and the most "advanced" technology today always has to wait many years before it sees the light. just think in terms of computers - when the newest processor is announced, i rarely buy it - it's so expensive. i have to wait a year or two before the price drops and it becomes affordable. the same thing applies to any technology, and certainly space technology. well actually in the latter case, it's not all due to the costs (though that's a big factor, of course), but also due to imperfections in design. a new technology takes several years to be "perfected", or at least matured.

so, ah, the point of this rant was to say don't be discouraged by this - space flight is bound to continue and expand.

Someone called CBS (USA STATION) with DAN RATHER REPORTING,
and said that there was a piece of metal in their backyard that they believed to be BABA BOOEY'S tooth (a retarded guy that comes onto the Howard Stern show here in New York). He then called Dan Rather an idiot before they realized it was a prank call.

What the hell is the matter with some people? Did anyone else hear that?

Unbelievable.

God Bless the crew and their families.

What a shame..