> We never asked anyone to put their life on the line. Isn't that what we ask them to do everytime we strap them to a rocket and point them at the sky?
Not saying it's a bad thing, we ask the same of police, fire, search & rescue, EMTs, soldiers, sailors and anybody else in a "volunteer" service. That they have volunteered, doesn't mean we aren't asking them to risk life and limb. my $0.02 will ---- William H. Bowen Webmaster ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster!" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.esca.com/ 425.739.3629 Voice 425.466.7016 Cell 425.739.3690 FAX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 7:33 AM Subject: RE: space shuttle columbia accident > I would hope that no one ever get killed. But, with any type of exploration, > there are sacrifices. People died on boats coming to North America, they > died exploring and settling the US. It's a fact of life, it happens. > > We never asked anyone to put their life on the line. These people know the > risks and accept them. > > There have also been experiments done in space that have helped medical > reasearch. That research saved other countless lives. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:16 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: space shuttle columbia accident > > > So how many people must be killed before you think it would be worth > looking at grounding the fleet until the budget and safety could be > beefed up? > > -Gel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > For as many missions as the shuttle has over over the last 20+ years and > to have only 2 accidents. I say that's pretty damn good. Car makers can > even come close to that and cars never leave the ground. > > It's a sad thing but it happens. I don't see the need to shut down the > whole thing because only 14 people have died in the history of the > shuttle. > > If we as a race, stop exploring new things everytime there is a tragedy, > we would never make it. > > You don't think a few cavemen got hurt of killed while discovering and > experiementing with fire? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
