When three becomes two...

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RobVG — 2/4/2003 5:41:19 PM (archived)

...it might be time to put the two on display.

The other difference between the risks faced by WWII pilots and those faced by NASA astronauts is the risks taken in the shuttle program are elective.

Even though there are more astronauts than orbiters I doubt 35 lives were included in the original cost estimates.

(Sorry, emotional response not well thought out) :(
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"It's time to dream higher" - Larry J - 2/4/2003 8:28:35 PM
- It's time to think about saving 70,000,000 lives instead of manned Mars flight - E.P. Grondine - 2/5/2003 9:17:22 AM
  - You must be great at parties... - R.L. - 2/5/2003 4:30:29 PM
    - He's really fun to watch if you fire off a flash camera outside a window...;) (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2003 6:47:50 PM
      - ROTFLMAO (NT) (n/t) - R.L. - 2/6/2003 8:10:42 PM
  - Re: It's time to think - Nick Hoffman - 2/5/2003 10:08:17 AM
    - Think Link - Nick Hoffman - 2/5/2003 10:10:06 AM
- Those statistics aren't fair - RobVG - 2/4/2003 9:27:41 AM
  - They're based on actual performance, not an estimate - Larry J - 2/4/2003 10:16:54 AM
    - There's no argument with the math - RobVG - 2/4/2003 11:34:27 AM
      - "Acceptable" Losses - Larry J - 2/4/2003 12:46:44 PM
        
        Losses not acceptable - Tom Brosz - 2/4/2003 3:09:41 PM
        
        Re: Losses not acceptable - LJ - 2/5/2003 4:41:36 PM
        
        I agree - Larry J - 2/5/2003 5:52:03 PM
        
        Sometimes you have to work out the bugs to inprove the odds. - Robert E. B. - 2/5/2003 8:09:46 PM
        
        Yes and no - Larry J - 2/5/2003 9:06:36 AM
        
        When three becomes two... - RobVG - 2/4/2003 5:41:19 PM
- Re: - p - 2/4/2003 9:22:05 AM
  - Re: - Raoul - 2/4/2003 9:48:10 AM

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