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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3125)2/2/2003 1:23:31 AM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (1) of 15987
 
Columbia WAS also the oldest Shuttle in the fleet, circa 1981.

And this incident underlines the fact that we desperately need to build new orbiters to replace the shuttle fleet, and that NASA has been so drained in the past decade that it obviously can not do a proper job of ensuring safety and proper operation of manned space vehicles. These extremely complex machines are over 20 years old. People shouldn't have to die to drive home a point.

Derek
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