The anger equates to sadness, most often it's easier
for me to express anger than sadness, hence the sadness
gives way and finds it's way out in anger.
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I really never intended to debate what could or couldn't
have worked, often in cases like this you never know
until you try.
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My problem is the Captain and or crew were not told
the damage may have been serious.
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As a Captain I've had a fight with a lot of that from
bean counters most of my career, and I have always raised hell about it, even if and when it cost me my job.
I was always good enough to find another one, and any way
most companies don't hire people like me as a favor
or because they like me , I only got hired when I found
some one who needed me.
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It's just the fact that they didn't try ( to look )
or anything, and I know deep in my heart they
would have tried a number of things
if they had been properly informed.
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I've seen boat and ship crews do things that would
have been considered impossible when their life was
on the line, and sometimes they even worked.
Things that are not in the damage control book,
things that others never thought of.
When your ass is on the line it's surprising what
you can think of to try.
Remember Apollo 12...what if they had just gave
up, most of what got them back was not supposed
work !
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I'm sure they would not have spent 16 days out there
doing the routine job, and nothing else had they
been informed of the foam/ice problem hitting
the wing on launch.
Had they come back A OK, it's likely
nothing about that would have leaked out.
If nothing else come of this except a way of checking
Tiles once in orbit & before re-entry then we
will have made progress.
Progress not perfection is the name of the game.
Jim |
