Shuttle Launch Options

[Channler]

I think I woke up to late, did it happen?

or not?

If so, its about time..

[Channler]

Im just wondering though, what exactly says that I cannot go into space and put up my own space station?

I know its really difficult thing to do, but who decides that?

[Fade2gray]

Im just wondering though, what exactly says that I cannot go into space and put up my own space station?

I know its really difficult thing to do, but who decides that?

Who ever has the biggest space-guns...?

Anyways. I doubt it was insulating foam that brought Columbia down. The foam thing is probably just something that happens every time but we just now noticed. I've seen rather convincing evidence that Columbia was brought down by upper-atmospheric lightning, it does exist and it's nearly imposable to predict as it needs no rain clouds to produce. (Look up "lightning sprites," not quite the same but similar. Both are related to the Earth's magnetic field.) NASA doesn't like the Idea of lightning of that kind bring down a shuttle because it would be imposable to protect against, and thus every ship ever put up there would be at risk. If they play the martyr and blame "insulating foam" then they can convince themselves that this is something that can be prevented.

This post has been edited by Fade2gray: Jul 29 2005, 04:55 AM