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Not since September 11 have I felt such sorrow and such pride for our country. Our Heros of space lost in flight returning home.
Living in Florida, NASA has always been a point of pride for its residents. I have personally watched the Space Shuttle launch on at least 3 separate occasions and once from my home in Fort Lauderdale. I think all of us have somewhat forgotten about the missions because they have become routine and I think many of us probably did not expect something of this nature to happen again for a long time.
My heart goes out to the families of the astronauts, friends at NASA, Americans and to Israelis.
Space Flight is a risk as we all know. The risk that the men and woman of the shuttle missions endure are for knowledge, for growth and to represent their country. They fly for Duty and Honor. This is what a hero is, and Hero’s one and all they are.
Raise you flags for 7 days for each astronaut who perished in the Columbia explosion.
| DISCUSSION: Space Shuttle Columbia | |
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Nickname:
HumanX
Email Address:
linuxdig@linuxdig.com
Date:
02.05.2003 20:58:14
| Amen.. |
Amen to that! Everyone understands the dangers, but the dangers are worth it.
I think out news agencies need to stop focusing on who, what, where and how, and instead get behind NASA, solve the problem and get flying again.
NASA has provided this country with something special to be proud of, something innovative, and the families of the astronauts lost want the shuttles flying again.
I say, lets not disapoint them. |
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Nickname:
neurone
Email Address:
wdfears@yahoo.com
Date:
02.05.2003 12:11:17
| Our Future |
| I hope that as we greave this loss we can see though to the future. Understanding the space exploration is our ultimate challenge and one that will eventually bring all of man kind together. |
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Nickname:
Elektro
Email Address:
elektroschock@linuxmail.org
Date:
02.02.2003 10:20:14
| Red Hat |
Red Hat Linux 6.1 was in this space shuttle.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2129701,00.html
"NASA takes Internet into space
14:44 Friday 31st January 2003
Graeme Wearden
The Columbia space shuttle has become an Internet node, with a little help from Linux "
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/19926-1.html
"But this mission, STS-107, is the first actual space demonstration.
"The IP experiment is part of the low-power transceiver payload, an experiment to test a global positioning system-based transceiver. It is part of the Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research program, which puts to use spare room on shuttles for scientific experiments."
http://ipinspace.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
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Nickname:
HumanX
Email Address:
linuxdig@linuxdig.com
Date:
02.01.2003 11:39:02
| Some Info |
Space Shuttle Columbia is the oldest NASA shuttle. It became the first shuttle launched into space in 1981.
Columbia is known as OV-102 to the people at NASA, which stands for Orbiter Vehicle 102. The name "Columbia" honors the sloop of Robert Gray, who lived in Boston, Mass. in the 18th century.
Space Shuttle Columbia has the distinction not only of being the first shuttle to fly, but also of having been used for the first five shuttle missions between 1981 and 1982.
The shuttle program came to a screeching halt for approximately two years after the Space Shuttle Challenger accident that killed the crew and destroyed the spacecraft. No flights were flown during this time.
Information found at
http://www.nauts.com/vehicles/80s/columbia/index.html
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Nickname:
HumanX
Email Address:
linuxdig@linuxdig.com
Date:
02.01.2003 11:34:24
| Columbia |
| Please feel free to post information you may have regarding the Columbia, NASA and so forth. Anything at all, historical data, your personal feelings and so on. |
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