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In reply to the discussion: NASA knew Columbia crew would die but chose not to tell them [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)7. No, Ground Control didn't *know* they would die, they knew the risk was higher
But the risk is pretty high the second you step in an STS. They knew there was a risk, they couldn't quantify that risk, and they knew there was no way to get them down.
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It doesn't sound like they didn't really try to come up with an innovated solution
Drale
Feb 2013
#3
I would have preferred not to know, to die happy. Why tell them, there was nothing
RKP5637
Feb 2013
#5
Never did believe "NASA ignored requests from some of their staff to use military telescopes"...
Junkdrawer
Feb 2013
#23
I disagree. Incompetence bred by the corporate mindset is much more deadly, insidious & real
stopbush
Feb 2013
#36
You are correct. But the fact remains that they could have gotten a better idea
stopbush
Feb 2013
#41
No, Ground Control didn't *know* they would die, they knew the risk was higher
Recursion
Feb 2013
#7
Raw Story has updated the story with a headline saying "they COULD die," not would.
stopbush
Feb 2013
#9
One key weakness of the system -- there should have been an orbiting or ground based "lifeboat"
OmahaBlueDog
Feb 2013
#15
There was: it's called the International Space Station. The question is, did Columbia have fuel
leveymg
Feb 2013
#28
Felix Baumgardner's Fall from Space is a Direct Result of the Columbia Disaster.
kaiden
Feb 2013
#25