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Hallerb
July 21st 03, 08:57 PM
http://www.floridatoday.com/topstories/072103shuttle.htm

Lets hope and pray its safe.

Brian Gaff
July 22nd 03, 09:33 AM
"Hallerb" > wrote in message
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| http://www.floridatoday.com/topstories/072103shuttle.htm
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| Lets hope and pray its safe.

I agree, but what exactly is safe? what is the acceptable 'sefeness' for a
development vehicle?

Brian

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Charleston
July 22nd 03, 02:53 PM
"Brian Gaff" > wrote in message
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> "Hallerb" > wrote in message
> ...
> | http://www.floridatoday.com/topstories/072103shuttle.htm
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> | Lets hope and pray its safe.
>
> I agree, but what exactly is safe? what is the acceptable 'sefeness' for
a
> development vehicle?

NASA has some terms that go way back. There is the known unknown and the
there is the unknown, unknown. It is supposed to be the unknown unknowns
that get you not the known unknowns.


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Daniel
Mount Charleston, not Charleston, SC

Al Jackson
July 23rd 03, 02:41 AM
(Hallerb) wrote in message >...
> http://www.floridatoday.com/topstories/072103shuttle.htm
>
> Lets hope and pray its safe.

Who was it that said,
"When failure is not an option,
success can get expensive."