Re: Shuttle OT

Yeah, that's a horse of a different color for sure!

DF

"Pamela J. Evans" wrote:

> All very true.  But when it blows up right over your house, it's very profoundly upsetting indeed.
> Just as it would be if you actually saw the bad car wreck w/ yor own eyes.
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Tue, 04 Feb 2003 08:54:43 -0800
>
> >This is in reference to why we grieve more with the shuttle than perhaps the
> >family of five who die in a traffic accident.  There is a strong sense of
> >national pride associated with things like the space program/military/etc.
> >Therefore when something catastrophic happens to one of these projects the
> >nations mourns as if they each individual was wounded.  Think of the folks in
> >the post Soviet Union who were told that they're nation was the strongest, most
> >powerful and since the late eighties have suffered one embarrasing defeat after
> >another.  Is there any wonder why those folks have had such a hard time since.
> >
> >DF
> >
> >Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> May I just add this observation from the perspective of age.  I think we
> >> grieve more for those of us who are left behind than for those who died.
> >> Tragic as it is, they were doing what they loved to do - were totally
> >> dedicated to their cause, and fully accepted the risks involved because they
> >> valued their objectives.  They are really blessed to leave life at the peak
> >> of their accomplishments, having achieved what they wanted most to do.  No
> >> long decline into the frustrations and weaknesses of old age.  But to those
> >> of us who remain, the loss is devastating.  Auralie
> >>
> >> In a message dated 02/04/2003 8:51:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> >> lyoung@grindertaber.com writes:
> >>
> >> > Melody, I agree completely.  The space program is about so much more
> >> > than exploration of the stars.  The scientific advances made possible
> >> > have benefited us all and, I suspect, we have only begun to mine the
> >> > data already made available.  The astronauts are incredibly gifted minds
> >> > who are willing to risk their lives repeatedly in the pursuit of
> >> > knowledge.  Their dedication should be an example for us all - whatever
> >> > your endeavor bring everything you have to it with a single-minded
> >> > determination to do the best job you can.
> >> >
> >> > I'm with Buzz - I'd do it in a minute if I had the opportunity!
> >> >
> >> > Lynda
> >> > Zone 7 - West Tn
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> >> > Behalf Of Melody
> >> > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 5:09 PM
> >> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Shuttle OT
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Lynda: I saw an interview this morning on Good Morning America with the
> >> > wife of the Challenger's commander who died all those years ago...she is
> >> > counseling the families of the Columbia and is in daily contact with
> >> > them all...it was amazing how all the family members who were
> >> > interviewed keep coming back to the same point...these astronauts are
> >> > all incredibly dedicated US citizens who gladly serve in such a
> >> > dangerous occupation because they believe the price of the knowledge
> >> > that has been given to the human race by space exploration is worth
> >> > it...When one stops to consider all of the remarkable things that have
> >> > become common place technology that were pioneered by NASA and the
> >> > astronauts--microwaves, digital communications, computerization
> >> > technology, teflon, kevlar which is the stuff police vests are made
> >> > of--the list is endless, then one begins to get a sense of the awesome
> >> > sacrifice that these folks and their families make. Interestingly
> >> > enough, I heard that Buzz Aldrin has said that even given the recent
> >> > tragedy of the Columbia, he would give just about anything to go back to
> >> > space one more time. Wish I could go with him!!!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
> >> >
> >> > "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> >> > --Albert Einstein
> >> >
> >> > --- On Mon 02/03, Lynda Young <lyoung@grindertaber.com >wrote:
> >> > From: Lynda Young [mailto: lyoung@grindertaber.com]
> >> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> > Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 07:48:37 -0600
> >> > Subject: [CHAT] Shuttle OT
> >> >
> >> > We get so complacent about the inherent danger involved that such
> >> > accidents stun and leave us feeling numb with horror and grief.  I just
> >> > keep reminding myself that the science the space program is doing so
> >> > important that some good will eventually come of this.  Of course, my
> >> > heart aches for the families and all the workers so intimately connected
> >> > at NASA.
> >> >
> >> > Lynda
> >> > Zone 7 - West TN
> >>
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