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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (218274)	2/2/2003 12:07:45 PM
From: Lucretius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Message 18524937

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (218274)	2/2/2003 1:13:21 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 436258

even that the chances of a terrorist act / sabotage before take off are slim but possible, what counts more is the fact that the arbs take satisfaction to this disaster, not to mention Iraq who jumps of joy. Further I do not think that in the event there will be discovered that sabotage was the reason for this accident NASA will release the truth.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (218274)	2/2/2003 6:36:40 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

I would put the possibility of terrorism at next to none -- more likely incompetence or simply a failure of some engineering safety system ... seems like such a tenuous thing anyway, flying a rock with wings. They'll probably get a lot out of analyzing the telemetry of the last few seconds, but if they don't it may stay a mystery. This is one in a string of failures for NASA -- maybe space flight isn't easy. As much as it is hailed as a wonderful technological acchievement, I'm not sure what we really get out of manned flight. Not popular to say such, but seems like a lot of money to me that could be better spent elsewhere.