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If Space Shuttle Discovery disintegrates upon reentry, is NASA's image eternally doomed?

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etalns

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It seems they are being very careful this time around that something of this sort does not happen again.

Do you think if another tragedy (a la Columbia) happens, that NASA's image will be eternally tarnished? It seems with all the poor spending choices, and the Columbia disaster, that their image is not too great right now... I can't imagine what another tragedy would do to it.
 
NASA = Mission already failed, only question is how bad. From a PR perspective they could hardly have done worse the past month.
 
Originally posted by: Quasmo
If I got to see space from up there I wouldn't give a sh!t if I died.
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I'd have a hard time coping with flying around in space looking at the earth from way up there, then 2 weeks later standing in the bathroom changing the diaper on a 6 month old whining kid while my wife is bitching about me leaving my socks on the floor..
 
Originally posted by: McCarthy
NASA = Mission already failed, only question is how bad. From a PR perspective they could hardly have done worse the past month.
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I couldn't agree more.
 
We (us human beings) cannot stop reaching for the stars. I pray everything goes well with STS 114 and the space program continues and grows. Mars or bust!
 
NASA has not failed. NASA sets launch dates, and it is their responsibility to make sure people are safe, just because the "scrubbed" a launch doesn't mean they failed. I'm sure all eyes are on them until the re-entry, but as soon as they land safely, as much as I hate to say it, everyone will forget about the Columbia mishap.
 
Originally posted by: bapace
NASA has not failed. NASA sets launch dates, and it is their responsibility to make sure people are safe, just because the "scrubbed" a launch doesn't mean they failed. I'm sure all eyes are on them until the re-entry, but as soon as they land safely, as much as I hate to say it, everyone will forget about the Columbia mishap.
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I don't disagree... but what I'm saying is, if this mission ends in tragedy, I don't think a future success would mend the wounds.
 
I would go to mars right now, or just space for that matter, and if I knew I could not return I would not even hesitate to go...

but the stupid media see's it otherwise
 
heads are gonna roll. they are going to ditch the shuttle for a new smaller one

that's my bet and i'm sticking to it 😉
 
Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
Maybe they'll put their money into something useful now.
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yeah like a war on Iraq. I much rather have them dump money into that. in fact i think we should scrap NASA and public schools to put the money into somthing useful, like the military.
 
Originally posted by: suse920
Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
Maybe they'll put their money into something useful now.
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yeah like a war on Iraq. I much rather have them dump money into that. in fact i think we should scrap NASA and public schools to put the money into somthing useful, like the military.
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Yes you're amazing because even in my very brief statement you were able to read my mind and realize that I what I meant was that I wanted to wipe out all funding for public schools and put it into a fund to wipe out all the babies in this world. How did you do it?

Thank you Mrs. Cleo.
 
Yes. NASA is a huge beurocrtatic organization that does everything by committee. The waste billions of dollars on BS projects that should have never been born.

We need to start supporting private companies that can do the job much better and cheaper.
 
Since when people started to think it's easy to go outer space and come back safe?
It's only been a few decades for human beings to go outer spacce out of many and many decades of human history. We are like a baby taking a few steps for the first time and that I wouldn't be suprised if something goes wrong and they all die.
 
Originally posted by: Deadtrees
Since when people started to think it's easy to go outer space and come back safe?
It's only been a few decades for human beings to go outer spacce out of many and many decades of human history. We are like a baby taking a few steps for the first time and that I wouldn't be suprised if something goes wrong and they all die.
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I don't see anything wrong with them dying in their effort to conquer space. But they're spending too much of my god d@mn tax money to do it. If you're gonna crash & burn, do it a little fvcking cheaper...
 
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