Re: Foam still a key concern for shuttle launch


"Eric Chomko" <pne.chomko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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columbiaaccidentinvestigation@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I understand, but I really think the best way to pay respect to the two
lost flight crews, is to increase our vigilance into safety issues.

We lost the Apollo 1 crew as well and didn't have another disaster
until the shuttle era. I agree safety is a major factor, but you can
never get a 100% assuredness WRT safety.

#1, Arguing with columbiaaccidentinvestigation@xxxxxxxxx is silly. I'd
killfile that address.

#2, There were precious few Apollo flights so you can't easily compare the
safety record of Apollo to Shuttle.

#3, You're ignoring "near misses". Besides the obvious (Apollo 13), there
were several problems with the Saturn V that could have resulted in
disaster. POGO and lightning strikes come to mind here.

Jeff
--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a
little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor
safety"
- B. Franklin, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919)


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