Jan27
Ed White, Roger Chafee and Gus Grissom died on the launch pad, an event that resulted in the formation of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, and a complete overhaul of the design and management of Apollo. It was the first of the late-January tragedies that make this time of year a sad one for NASA. Tomorrow will be the twenty-sixeventh anniversary of the loss of Challenger, and Friday will be the tenth anniversary of the loss of Columbia.
If we don’t settle the solar system, what did they die for?
Upvote Ken’s post.
I agree. Its about taking the Solar System for humanity not about science.
But rest assured, no NASA managers were harmed in the making of those accidents.
I guess the message is, if you ride with NASA in January, you might as well wear a red shirt.
That would mean 46 years ago these 3 days I was on my first Boy Scout Camping Trip. I remember walking past a newspaper rack while we were doing a 5 mile hike and seeing the headlines. I also remember the Scout Leaders going into long discourse about how exploration ALWAYS costs lives.
My how thought patterns have changed.