[rescue] Re: [geeks] Crap! Not again...

[Michael Free]

I don't think ISS and the shuttle combined could have supported 11 people
for as long as it would have taken to prep another shuttle launch or even
Soyuz capsule with parts, tools, people, etc.

Mike Free

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire at neurotica.com>
To: "The Rescue List" <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [rescue] Re: [geeks] Crap! Not again...


> On Saturday, February 1, 2003, at 05:11 PM, Michael Free wrote:
> > Yes, more than just coincidence. We should declare war on all forces of
> > terrorist foam. Foam is evil!
> >
> > This was a tragic accident. There was nothing that could have been
> > done once
> > that tile was damaged, they didn't have the capability to spacewalk
> > out and
> > repair it. What was done was done.
>
>    So they knew they had problems and just had to come down anyway?  I
> don't buy it.  They could've gone to ISS and hung out there and awaited
> another ride home.  Sure, a difficult proposition, but better than
> losing the ship and crew.
>
>           -Dave
>
> --
> Dave McGuire                 "Rubber duckies *are* important."
> St. Petersburg, FL                            -Doc Shipley
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