I'm very sorry to write that it looks like the Space Shuttle Columbia came apart this morning on it's way to land in Florida. There is video of a trail of...
Truly awful to hear and see the news about this catastrophe. My thoughts go out to the crew of Columbia, their families, NASA and even to all of us in the...
I'm under the impression that the current space shuttle disaster could have been avoided if the VentureStar project hadn't been canceled. The Columbia could've...
From the reports, Columbia under went major renovations that made it on par with the rest of the shuttle fleet. I agree that there is a real need to up-date...
At the start of the news I saw (About 15 minutes after the shuttle listed as overdue) the science reporter on CBS (Then the only network (Not counting the big...
I saw the guy that they, CBS, have down Kennedy Space Center. He mentioned that and they showed the footage of it being struck. And the two prank callers...I...
I think when i see something like this i get sad then i think THERE THE PINOEERS of what will one day be a great space program my prays go out to all the...
The shuttles have a 100 mission life span, Columbia was on it's 28th mission only a quarter of it's life. This is the second shuttle NASA has lost, and...
... Overhauls notwithstanding, the Shuttle airframe is certified for 100 flights. Columbia was just over a quarter of the way through her rated service life. ...
Jaime
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Feb 1, 2003 5:42 pm
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correction: 1-27-1986 was the day of the Shuttle Challenger explosion. Official NASA reports can be seen at www.nasa.gov...
Ok. We are starting to drift into some potentially acrimonious off-topic areas. Let me remind you that this is a Space: 1999 list. You are entitled to your...
... topic ... As owner, I agree. So I've put the list into moderation for the time being. I'll leave it in moderation for the next day or two. I've also...
On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 08:32:22 -0800 (PST) Yul Tolbert ... ============================= Actually, the oldest shuttle is Enterprise, though it has never been ...
On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:54:16 -0500 (EST) wbarnold@... writes: This is the first time in ALL the manned missions where a crew was lost in the re-entry...
... I think the Enterprise question came up when the Challanger blew up years ago. The problem was Enterprise was never designed to fly into space, just for...
Thank you for stepping in . But for today, let us raise a toast to the noble crew of Columbia. I reflected today about how much interest in space exploration...
roxanne m. mcdonald
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Feb 2, 2003 3:53 am
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Forgive me if this topic has already been talked to death but I'm pretty new around here. Why aren't any studios considering a revival of Space: 1999? I'm...
Yo- The basic reason that Space, or other good stuff doesn't get redone/remade, is because the people in positions to do so don't see the value in them. They...
What a terrible day we'll never forget. I still clearly remember where I was when Challenger exploded and now Columbia and all the brave lives that were lost....
Thanks for pointing this out. I was sure that re-entry deaths had occurred before but couldn't remember any details. It bothered me that all the newscasts made...
I meant to say in NASA manned space flight. Sorry about wrong information. The Russian space program had a few missions that the crew didn't survive it's...
May I gratefully request a short sentence synopsis on the below episodes and then an overall rating that episode. Suggested rating would be on a 1 out of 10...
Do you want the info posted on the list or sent directly to your email? Finding out what everyone thinks about these would be interesting but it might make...
Which Space 1999 DVD Box set are the below episodes on? Regards Tracy Does anyone have one sentence plot summaries and ratings on a scale of 1/10 (10 being...
All of the episodes below (excpet for the last 6) are from Year 1 and are good to excellent. I'm not going to give an individual rating, but a hearty ...