Space Shuttle Columbia crashes

[*DAMN Bander]

A damn tragedy. I think the crew was aware about the risk but its still terrible. and i agree: this is not a political issue so jokes about that shiat are unneccessary.

i believe this could have been a HARSH draftback for the U.S. marsmissions as well. russian freighters and sojus look crappy but are relatively save (not much technix inside) but i suppose that all nations with space-technology must stick together to reach the "mars" goal.

if its really try that we could "live" on the red planet this could be the solution to war and hate on this planet. instead of fighting us on our homeplanet, humankind could have a new shared mission then: colonializing (and maybe even terraforming) the mars. nice shiat!

So i hope the Nasa will recover fast from this bad loss and continue their good work.

peace ~

[*DAMN Mauti]

Of course it is very sad what happened and I agree with you Bander what it means to the space program however I can't understand why this tragedy is such a big deal on all news.

Every day millions of people die and nobody cares about them but for 7 seven guys and gals that knew  about the risks the world seems to stand still!? I think there is something WRONG in proportions.

Mauti

[kami]

Well it's a big shock to the western world, a big space shuttle that should be the most fool proof of there is, and also, it's all about how close it is to people's lives here in the west.

[Casper]

Every day millions of people die and nobody cares about them but for 7 seven guys and gals that knew  about the risks the world seems to stand still!? I think there is something WRONG in proportions.

I know what you mean mauti it is said and all but why is it such a huge deal?

[Mr. Lothario]

     I was thinking about that very same thing, Mauti, and my theory is that it's a big deal because the accident was 1) highly public and 2) unexpected, and also because the people who died were smarter and more expensive than most of the other people who died that day.

[cookie]

reasons its a big deal:
1) the space shuttle cost a shitload of money. anytime a machine worth its weight in gold blows up, you're gonna hear about it.
2) The space shuttle is symbolic. It's kind of a national symbol for the US. It's like your flag being pissed on, aired on national TV.
3) It's not everyday that the first Israeli to go into space gets killed. Not only that, the people on that shuttle were representatives of their respective countries.. they were icons.  Sadly, not everyone that gets killed is an icon.
4) It's historical. Its not every day that a space craft blows up, as opposed to people dying all the time.
5) It's a huge setback in out space program, which we hold so dear. Of course it's going to be a big deal.

and the list could go on, i suppose.