In a message dated 2/27/03 10:48:58 AM Central Standard Time,
iterationzero@hotmail.com writes:
quoted 2 lines Along with generally agreeing on the other posts replying to this "rant",
> Along with generally agreeing on the other posts replying to this "rant",
> I'd like to add that space travel, or any kind of travel for that matter, quoted 10 lines a calculated risk. NASA does not try and delude astronauts into thinking
> a calculated risk. NASA does not try and delude astronauts into thinking
> this is a safe venture and that it's 100% guaranteed they will return safe
> and sound. How many manned spaceflights has NASA launched? They've lost
> three. Given the number of things that can go catastrophically wrong on
> take-of, in space and on re-entry, I think that's not an outlandish number.
>
> I'm not saying that heads shouldn't roll at NASA over this if it was human
> error that caused the latest crash and I'm not saying that the shuttle
> program as it stands now isn't a joke. I'm just suggesting to look at the
> bigger picture.