[Sca-cooks] OT: Space Shuttle disintegrates on landing approach

[Ann Sasahara]

A very sad day for us all.  :(

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=514&ncid=514&e=1&u=/ap/2003
0201/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle_42

-A
Libri tot, parum temprois...

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From: "vongraph" <vongraph at comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] OT: Space Shuttle disintegrates on landing approach


>
> > Oh wow!!!
> > Thanks for the news.  It was going to be a tv-free day, but i guess we
> will
> > be glued to CNN.
> > Could this be another faulty *O* ring?
>
> Probably damaged tiles, if they come off or fail the skin underneath is
> ripped apart like by a giant cutting torch. From the pics it looked like
> wing detached and then the shuttle exploded.  Most likely tiles failed and
> two thousand degree heat was able to get to the under skin, at that point
> its is all over.  Not terrorism, though by night fall Bush will have el
> queida involved I am sure:) It is tragedy of huge magnatude. But in very
> risky endevor there are huge risks as well.  Just something that happened
> and seven very fine scientists and astronauts died in the accident.
>
> YIS, Elric
>
>
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