Author Topic: lost contact with shuttle Columbia... (Read 2702 times)

NUKE · « **on:** February 01, 2003, 08:29:24 AM »

NASA lost contact with the shuttle Columbia 26 minutes ago over Texas.

It's overdue for landing......

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Holy crap, they just said lost radar contact!

-Concho- · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:35:52 AM »

were they reporting any malfunctions??

Krusher · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:35:59 AM »

We heard a loud explosion on the ground in dallas..
Now they are showing a video clip from local tv wfaa.. it looks bad. Multiple trailers are seen ..

Krusher · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:36:31 AM »

search and rescue teams are being mobilized in dallas

Batz · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:39:29 AM »

holy f'...............

Innominate · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:39:45 AM »

ouch.
It's gone, not a chance anyone survived.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/857733.asp?0cv=CA00
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/4951748.htm

Oddly enough it was carrying the first israeli astronaut...
Coincidence?

Also, on takeoff it seems a piece of insulation fell off the external fuel tank and hit the left wing of the orbiter.

NUKE · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:40:17 AM »

They are showing footage from the groundf of what looks like the shuttle breaking up with peices coming off of it. God, how terrible...... sickening to watch

-Concho- · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:40:21 AM »

just saw the vid on fox, any word on impact area?

Moloch · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:41:42 AM »

-Concho- · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:42:58 AM »

just called the DPS office, no word over emergency radio yet

Krusher · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:45:55 AM »

they had a piece of insulation break off and hit the wing during takeoff... the current speculation is the heat shield failed..

Animal · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:47:05 AM »

diddly!!!!!

sling322 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:47:34 AM »

Sonuvasqueak. Local TV is showing video footage now of it breaking up somewhere over the Dallas/ Fort Worth area.

This is really eerie to be happening at this time so close to the anniversary of the Challenger disaster.

CyranoAH · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:50:33 AM »

Don't know what to say...

Krusher · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2003, 08:53:45 AM »

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Originally posted by CyranoAH

Don't know what to say...

wtf is it with a space program accident that makes me loose it...