Borillar
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posted on February 6, 2003 02:12:21 PM new
C'mon -- wasn't that you very first thought when you heard the news or saw the videos?
Wasn't your next thought, "Bush is going to find a way to connect Al-Queda/Saddam with this disaster."
It was for me!
Today, NASA announced that the Foam that broke off during lift-off was not a factor.
Could Hamas/Saddam/Osama/Al-Queda have planted a small bomb and set off at the right moment for the greatest effect?
Hey! Our speculation is every bit as valid as NASA's invetigation until there are more facts to point out otherwise. I'm just interested in seeing what the possibilities are that it is the work of Terrorists.
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profe51
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posted on February 6, 2003 02:29:03 PM new
Remember how long it took before anyone admitted that the anthrax deaths were the work of terrorists? If they had wanted to put this to bed easily, they could have blamed it on the foam pieces at launch. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out..
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NearTheSea
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posted on February 6, 2003 02:33:54 PM new
No, that was not my first thought, nor second thought, not even when it was mentioned that morning...
Shuttle going 14? 18 mach... no way anything on this earth has missiles that could do that.
Bomb? You know how guarded that liftoff site is.. no way.
The latest is a meteorite *may* have hit it.
(and that isn't from Art Bell or George Noory  )
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kraftdinner
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posted on February 6, 2003 02:59:14 PM new
While I thought terrorism could have been responsible, I didn't think it was possible because of what Near said. (Hi Near!!)
prof, when did they say the anthrax thing was terrorism? I must've missed that. 
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Borillar
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posted on February 6, 2003 03:07:27 PM new
It's been changed from 'meterorite' to Space Debris. NASA has been tracking some 11,000 pieces big enough to show up on radar for years now. But that still doesn't rule out foul play. Not yet at any rate.
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bear1949
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posted on February 6, 2003 03:10:02 PM new
Here in south central Texas I have heard 2 more theories. 1) Possible "space debris, 2) A 'explosive bolt" may have detonated.
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Twelvepole
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posted on February 6, 2003 03:15:55 PM new
NEAR THE SEA, I AGREE WITH YOU.... ANYONE THAT THOUGHT A TERRORIST COULD OF BROUGHT THE SHUTTLE DOWN, KNOWS VERY LITTLE ABOUT ARMS OR SECURITY...
AIN'T LIFE GRAND... 
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NearTheSea
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posted on February 6, 2003 03:27:26 PM new
yep Life is Grand (most of the time! )
Hi Kraftdinner!
I heard the 'bolt explosion' too, but I actually, really heard that one from Noory,or a guest on the show.. (aliens, whatever  )
Metorite or space debris, your right there are literally tons of it in space, a virtual garbage dump, not intentionally, but its turning that way. (and its just not the U.S. garbage... Soviet or rather Russian space garbage too, junk falling off the thousands of satellites, and we are not the only country that has those)
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bunnicula
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posted on February 6, 2003 09:27:48 PM new
No, it didn't even cross my mind. And when news reports popped up with reassurances from Bush that terrorists *hadn't* been the cause, my first reaction was no sh*t, Sherlock!
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
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twinsoft
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posted on February 6, 2003 09:38:38 PM new
The account I read about the photographer in California said there was a flash or something that appeared to fall behind and below the shuttle, then changed course and headed back *up* towards the shuttle. (Or, it might just have been camera shake. Duh.)
With 15 billion dollars at stake, NASA is going to blame little green men before they admit any culpability in this disaster.
NASA could give a #*!@ about the lives of the seven astronauts. I'm sure you read that when this matter was brought before NASA years ago, they fired everyone who cautioned about the heat tiles.
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bunnicula
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posted on February 6, 2003 09:43:35 PM new
No, it didn't even cross my mind. And when news reports popped up with reassurances from Bush that terrorists *hadn't* been the cause, my first reaction was no sh*t, Sherlock!
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
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twinsoft
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posted on February 6, 2003 10:28:16 PM new
It turns out the most important evidence is "out of focus." {CNN) Gee, what a surprise.
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Borillar
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posted on February 6, 2003 10:31:48 PM new
What is more appaling to me is that back when the other shuttle blew up, comedians were poking fun at the incident. One joke that was made was, "What does NASA stand for? Need Another Seven Astronauts!"
Here it is nearly two decades later and standards for humor has dropped down even less. Some things should just not have jokes made about.
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bunnicula
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posted on February 6, 2003 10:40:57 PM new
people make such jokes as a coping mechanism.
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
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canvid13
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posted on February 7, 2003 03:32:02 PM new
While I don't think that terrorists brought down the shuttle I do think it's possible.
If they somehow were able at some point to plant some explosive (and they wouldn't need much) they could detonate it via radio.
That's the only plausible way I've heard and that to me is very very hard to believe probable.
You could come up with all sorts of conspiracy theories.
In the end it probably will come down to Nasa being very sloppy and not doing proper maintenance.
Sad, but probably true.
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colin
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posted on February 7, 2003 04:28:46 PM new
canvid13,
God knows I hate to agree with you.........but you hit it right on the head.
Amen,
Reverend Colin
www.reverendcolin.com
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Borillar
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posted on February 7, 2003 04:39:37 PM new
I think that the most likely explanation is that they hit a chunk of space debris. Some of those nuts and bolts and larger objects are traveling at 18,000 Mph and to be struck by one has every potential for a disaster such as this one. Scientists have been warning us for years that making a junkyard out of space has to end, otherwise, we'll loose spacecraft after spacestation. To let the current load of objects naturally fall into lower orbit and burn up it is estimated to take around 40 years.
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bear1949
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posted on February 7, 2003 04:40:54 PM new
The latest I just read is that from photo's taken from a Air Force telescope in New Mexico of the shuttle as it passed over. indicate a "jagged edge" on the left wing.
Part of the left wing (the leading edge) was recovered from outside Ft Worth, Tx today.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/1769516
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canvid13
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posted on February 8, 2003 02:32:25 PM new
Colin my respect for you has actually grown.
It's easy to disagree with someone, but it takes a real adult to agree with someone even when they don't like them.
Cheers,
Jamie
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Helenjw
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posted on February 8, 2003 03:04:38 PM new
Lack of funding leading to poor maintenance or failure to redesign identified problem areas is probably at the root of the shuttle disaster.
Helen
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