MIssing Space Shuttle

**demon chloe** · February 1st, 2003, 01:51 PM

**demon chloe** · February 1st, 2003, 01:54 PM

disregard that copyright disclaimer thingy at the bottom........

i didn't read it til i posted it...grr

**demon chloe** · February 1st, 2003, 02:07 PM

Science mission
Columbia's crew -- Ramon and six Americans -- completed all of their 80-plus experiments in orbit.

They studied ant, bee and spider behavior in weightlessness as well as changes in flames and flower scents, and took measurements of atmospheric dust with a pair of Israeli cameras.

The 13 lab rats on board -- part of a brain and heart study -- faced the guillotine following the flight so researchers could see up-close the effects of so much time in weightlessness.

The insects and other animals had a brighter, longer future: the student experimenters were going to get them back and many of the youngsters planned to keep them, almost like pets.

All of the scientific objectives were accomplished during the round-the-clock laboratory mission, and some of the work may be continued aboard the international space station, researchers said

**Blazey** · February 1st, 2003, 03:12 PM

i just saw it on television... [img]frown.gif[/img] ..i dont even know what to say..they were so close to home..

**SHATOUSHKA** · February 1st, 2003, 06:12 PM

whats most interesting IMO is the final 15 minutes
of non-communique between ground and shuttle.
based on the link, at 9am EST, everything was
cool... and the shuttle scheduled to land at
9.16am or whatever.

[img]eek.gif[/img] [img]eek.gif[/img]

WTF coulda happened that NASA wasn't aware of
in those few minutes before landing?????

it gives me shivers

what a terrible, terrible thing....