I agree. The Shuttle has been a proven piece of technology that serves the advancement of of mankind in our quest for knowledge. It is a great loss, especially the loss of life. Because a technology is mature does not mean it is obsolete or flawed. It should serve to unite us rather than divide us. Aside from the scientific benefits, the political benefit derived from International participation helps us to know each other on a first name basis. That team work helps us avoid political conflict. Tag changed to OT... John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tal" To: Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 1:11 PM Subject: Re: it look like NASA lost the Columbia! > Frank > > I disagree with you about the shuttle being a piece of junk. even I am not > familiar with NASA development at all. > I think (and you can of course correct me if I am wrong) most of the shuttle > is *REAL* hi-tech even for the upcoming years. > > But again, I'm not an expert in the space/aeronautic field. > Tal > > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Frank Babis > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 7:55 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: it look like NASA lost the columbia! > > > > > > I don't understand how it happened...Billions of dollars to produce > > Super-super-hi-tech shuttle & equipment. the best of the best materials, > > special human teams, special and very unique technologies. > > > > and a disaster like that? > > > > I can't understand it! > > > > Tal > > Well, consider that the shuttles were designed in the 70's > and NASA has to scrounge/scavenge 8086 286 and 386 > CPU's to keep the shuttles systems going. > > The shuttles were high tech 15 years ago. Now they mostly > consist of junk that most people wouldn't think twice about > throwing away. > > My father said he hoped that people wouldn't use this disaster > as a reason to shut NASA down or even cut it's funding. I hope > that this disaster would make people want to put more money > into the space program to build a new space vehicle. > > > -Frank > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads