Yearly memorial launch stand down.

Perhaps this sad time of the year should be marked dfor no new launches? In
respect for the people who died and their loved ones left behind.

No launches or landings scheduled would be a fitting tribuite. Have all the
employees surveyed yearly for safety issues too.

"Hallerb" wrote in message
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No launches or landings scheduled would be a fitting tribuite.

AH, yes, it figures that *you* would consider making their deaths useless to
be a "fitting tribute".

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"Hallerb" wrote in message
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No launches or landings scheduled would be a fitting tribuite.

AH, yes, it figures that *you* would consider making their deaths useless to
be a "fitting tribute".


Allen Steele suggests just this idea in his novel "Orbital Decay".

'However, in a sacred tradition dating from 1986, no manned or unmanned
rockets were ever launched from the Kennedy Space Center on January 28'.

I'm a sentimental guy, and my hair stood on end when I read his story of
the Challenger Ghost.
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AH, yes, it figures that *you* would consider making their deaths useless to
be a "fitting tribute".



Ahh you must admit how all the bad stuff occured about the same time. Call it
bad luck or whatever. A short stand down might be prudent.

I know a fellow who was and perhaps still is a hubble controller. He remarked
that challenger was the first shuttle launch he ever missed watching. Even
highly intelligent folks wonder about things like this.

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"Hallerb" wrote in message
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No launches or landings scheduled would be a fitting tribuite.

AH, yes, it figures that *you* would consider making their deaths useless
to
be a "fitting tribute".


Allen Steele suggests just this idea in his novel "Orbital Decay".

'However, in a sacred tradition dating from 1986, no manned or unmanned
rockets were ever launched from the Kennedy Space Center on January 28'.

I'm a sentimental guy, and my hair stood on end when I read his story of
the Challenger Ghost.

Well, ISTR at least one Japanese launch facility has to shut down for at
least two months because of fishing season.

Right now, NASA should be spending buckets of money on the launch
facilities. With no launches expected for months, this would be the time to
check wiring, paint, scrub and clean and do all the maintenance that was
deferred because of the launch schedule.

All the critical maintenance gets done, but now is the time for "spring
cleaning".

"Scott Hedrick" wrote:

Right now, NASA should be spending buckets of money on the launch
facilities. With no launches expected for months, this would be the time to
check wiring, paint, scrub and clean and do all the maintenance that was
deferred because of the launch schedule.

Assuming that Congress has funded the money to do the maintenance, you
are correct. Meanwhile, there is almost nothing that has been stopped
so that you can re-direct funds to maintenance.

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(Hallerb) wrote in message ...
Perhaps this sad time of the year should be marked dfor no new launches? In
respect for the people who died and their loved ones left behind.

No launches or landings scheduled would be a fitting tribuite. Have all the
employees surveyed yearly for safety issues too.

This idea has already caused enough trouble. STS-51L
could have launched on Jan 27, 1986, but NASA didn't
make an attempt. The official reason was that launch
crews were exhausted from the multiple postponed
launch attempts that had taken place in the preceeding
days. I think there was another reason. Jan 27 was
the-then 19th anniversary of the "Apollo 1" fire.

After days of bad weather, Jan 27 dawned bright and
sunny, with clear skies and warm temperatures. A cold
front arrived before the following morning....

- Ed Kyle

On 2 Feb 2004 14:47:32 -0800, (ed kyle) wrote:

This idea has already caused enough trouble. STS-51L
could have launched on Jan 27, 1986, but NASA didn't
make an attempt.

Yes, they did. The flight crew boarded Challenger and the pad crew had
problems with the bolts in the hatch, which delayed launch long enough
that high winds of the approaching cold front arrived and the RTLS
landing winds went out of limits. 24-hour scrub, and the rest is
history.

Brian

"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
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Assuming that Congress has funded the money to do the maintenance, you
are correct. Meanwhile, there is almost nothing that has been stopped
so that you can re-direct funds to maintenance.

That's rather my point. Right now is the time, if it's going to be done, to
make a special appropriation of a couple of hundred million dollars for the
launch facilities. Surely this would be money well-spent, would increase
safety and would save money in the long run.

That's rather my point. Right now is the time, if it's going to be done, to
make a special appropriation of a couple of hundred million dollars for the
launch facilities. Surely this would be money well-spent, would increase
safety and would save money in the long run.

I agree but really think the shuttles days are numbered. Another accident or
close call and the next use of the pads and VAB will be for tourists.