rhino

No one that is toying with me will get Jello shots from the bytch boy!!

You got a photo for us???

lol The pond rocks!!!!! The downwinder in the speed competition was kind of interesting.. lol Cleared the pond REALLY fast!! lol

Hey buster!! I didn't see you over that water once

I just want to swoop the damned pond.. That is all I really want... Where is my pond??? Where!!>!!?!?!?!? M U S T S W O O P P O N D ! ! !

lol

It is sammich not sandwitch,, dammit.. lol

What secret?? How did I miss out? lol

This wasn't pilot error. This was piss poor planning.. Broken windows? I believe when in orbit the bottom of the craft is facing away from earth to absorb that sort of thing. Or at least try..

Wow... Pretty deep...

Interesting stuff..... Sounds like someone did choose not to send along a tile repair kit? Interesting?

It sounds like it will be cool.. Full of gardens and stuff..

Not sure?? Heard it on the news last night??

One of our states is contemplating a ban on French champaign and wine..

No arguments here...

God I hope you are right..

I wonder why they even use tiles? Why isn't just one covering? Make the nose cone and the underside of the belly and wings one piece? Would that be possible?

LOL... I hear you... I am very pissed at the accident.. I felt it could have been avoided or prevented with some sort of contingency plan in place. Maybe I don't know the logistics or the specifics of what I am suggesting would take. It just seems like a common sense thing to me. When tile placement on certain parts of that craft are paramount to re-entry survival is should be standard practice to inspect and repair it before re-entry. That is a pretty simple thing. A 2 billion dollar space craft, 8 lives,, not even implementing some sort of plan to insure heat shield integrity?? My comment stands for those individuals that didn't plan for this. If I were an investor and this were a business deal I would have just pulled funding or fired everyone involved in making that decision. Or should we say not making that decision. If there were one man that said "no", don't put a space suit in and repair tiles. As a matter of fact don't put ANY means of repairing the heat shield in the shuttle.. I would definitely call THAT person a dumb ass brain wizard.. Rhino

Thanks bro.. I think that was it...

No I'm not.. And it may be difficult to do but they are NASA for Gods sake.. It has to be possible.. And no I don't have a clue how those tiles are placed on the shuttle.. They repair satellites.. They can repair a shuttle tile. You can get out and make a space walk while in orbit.. You can inspect the space craft, you can't get out of your container in freefall, or out of your airplane at 1,000 feet. I can't even believe these comparisons are being made.. lol Rhino

Anyone know the website? I bought a suit from them at the wffc and I need to get booties put on...

Once again.. No comparison....

I am sure many people feel the same way.. They may be caring but someone screwed up...

Those heat tiles are EXTREMELY light.. And one or two space suits? How hard would that be? Train a crew member in tile repair.. Having those tiles in proper condition or at least in minimal condition for re-entry is paramount. An inspection of the shuttle before re-entry should be routine and standard procedure. If they learn from this it will be.. Rhino

No Chris.. No comparison.. None at all... Your airplane doesn't have to experience re-entry at mach 12.. What I am talking about is piss poor planning on NASA'a part. Call it what you will it was bad mission planning. Rhino