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minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoThere really wasn’t another option for Columbia. It was die in space or die trying to land.
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoWhat about the two alternatives that were forwarded after the accident, either a rescue mission or in-orbit repairs? Sure, both were far from a guaranteed success. Far from. Still better than nothing. As in: They were another option than just letting it explode.
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoDidn’t have the equipment for either. We don’t have a rescue ship just sitting around. It’d take months to get one ready.
There really wasn’t another option for Columbia. It was die in space or die trying to land.
What about the two alternatives that were forwarded after the accident, either a rescue mission or in-orbit repairs?
Sure, both were far from a guaranteed success. Far from. Still better than nothing. As in: They were another option than just letting it explode.
Didn’t have the equipment for either.
We don’t have a rescue ship just sitting around. It’d take months to get one ready.