Re: OT: We got it up!

On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:10:43 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

> On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 22:18:15 -0400, keith <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:49:42 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:38:51 -0400, keith <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 09:07:45 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:19:42 -0400, keith <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 20:07:36 +1000, Clifford Heath wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rich Grise wrote:
>>>>>>>> The US is a spacefaring nation once again!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Weell, there's a last time for everything...
>>>>>>> Pity they've grounded the fleet indefinitely.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Indefinitely <> Interminably
>>>>>>
>>>>>>They're now talking about another flight this year.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yup, they still have three more crews to kill.
>>>>
>>>>There are more than three crews. There are only three orbiters left,
>>>>though. Gotta watch the facts, John. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> The three remaining shuttles can kill three more crews. Right?
>>
>>Ok. If that's your goal, throw in a couple of T33s and perhaps a
>>crappy atmosphere and you can take out a few more.
>
>
> It's not my goal.

I was being snide.

> The silly death traps should be sent to museums,
> where they'll be more useful and less dangerous.

Space is always going to be a dangerous place. Hell, *all* exploration is
dangerous. Mountain climbing is dangerous too. Should it be banned? My
only problem with the current NASA program is ISS. What exactly is its
purpose, other than to justify the Shuttle? Which is "needed" by ISS,
which...

--
Keith
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