 | | Re: Columbia —Thomas Avery
| | | | (...) They don't know a whole lot right now. All they've said is they lost contact with the shuttle when it was re-entering the earth's atmosphere at an altitiude of 200,000 feet, travelling about mach 6, was over central Texas, and time was about (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Columbia —Thomas Avery
| | | | | | I should also add that there were 7 astronauts on board. One was the first Israeli astronaut. NASA said the computers on board the shuttle stopped communicating with mission control. -a very bad sign. The news is saying that terrorism is not likely. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Columbia —Thomas Avery
| | | | | (...) Their speed was actually 12,500 miles per hour, not mach 6. The news is now reporting that fallen debris have been reported in east Texas. Residents are finding stuff on their properies and reporting it. The news also reports that a "senior (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Columbia —Tony Knaak
| | | | | They have been reporting of a search and rescue team in Texas to look for survivors because all the astronaunts had parachutes to escape. But traveling at 12,500 mph and at 200,000 feet, it's a 1 in a million chance for any survivors. Truely (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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