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UnseenWorld · 02-04-2003, 12:54 AM

I heard on the radio this morning that while they didn't do a spacewalk to see if any damage was done by that piece of insulation, if it they had discovered any, the astronauts would have had the choice of dying in outer space or on reentry. Why? Because if tiles had been found to be damaged, there would have been no likely way of fixing the tiles or getting the astronauts down. We'd have had the prospect of watching them starve and freeze to death as their oxygen, fuel (for environmental controls), and food ran out. It might have been in NASA's interest, then, not to know and just cross its fingers and hope for the best on reentry, because that is a much better (and possibly more humane) way to let them die instead of asking them to go through their duties knowing they were going to die a lingering death in space.

BTW, another thing that came out (and which most people don't know) is that the astronauts in the previous Challenger disaster were alive until impact, and in radio contact all the way down, but the tapes have never been and probably never will be released to the public. Anyone care to initiate a Freedom of Information request?

02-04-2003, 12:54 AM
UnseenWorld Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 5,279	Doomed Shuttle? I heard on the radio this morning that while they didn't do a spacewalk to see if any damage was done by that piece of insulation, if it they had discovered any, the astronauts would have had the choice of dying in outer space or on reentry. Why? Because if tiles had been found to be damaged, there would have been no likely way of fixing the tiles or getting the astronauts down. We'd have had the prospect of watching them starve and freeze to death as their oxygen, fuel (for environmental controls), and food ran out. It might have been in NASA's interest, then, not to know and just cross its fingers and hope for the best on reentry, because that is a much better (and possibly more humane) way to let them die instead of asking them to go through their duties knowing they were going to die a lingering death in space. BTW, another thing that came out (and which most people don't know) is that the astronauts in the previous Challenger disaster were alive until impact, and in radio contact all the way down, but the tapes have never been and probably never will be released to the public. Anyone care to initiate a Freedom of Information request? __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60. Last edited by UnseenWorld; 02-04-2003 at 12:57 AM..