In this case, intentional ditching is the alternative to a Columbia
like disaster with shuttle pieces raining down over several states.
Ditching the shuttle is safer for the people on the ground. The
Pacific Ocean is a whole lot of nothing. Dumping a shuttle on Texas,
California, or Florida in a futile attempt to recover it won't win
NASA any respect, especially if it kills someone on the ground.

This only shows that "human life" is only important to you if its NASA
astronauts. Your approach would be to save the all important NASA
astronauts, then damn the people on the ground by flying a broken
shuttle over their heads with no crew on board to help control it.

Your lack of logic and compassion for the general public is
appalling.

Jeff
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This has been discussed before. There are alternative landing sites that
wouldnt endanger people.

besides if theres a 4% chance of a breakup on reentry would you ditch it in the
pacific?
Hey this is my opinion