oblivion 5 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 The space shuttle Columbia broke up today as it descended over central Texas toward a planned landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Seven crew members were aboard. A Bush administration spokesman said the shuttle's altitude -- over 200,000 feet -- made it "highly unlikely" that the shuttle fell victim to a terrorist act. http://www.cnn.com etc Link to post Share on other sites
igloo 3 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Yeah just watching it now on the tv - not looking good is an understatement... Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 thats really rough... the shuttle was only meant to be used for 10 years or something. built in '73. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by amandanism: thats really rough... the shuttle was only meant to be used for 10 years or something. built in '73. thats terrible news ...R.I.P but not entirely true about the shuttle. there were 5 built, columbia was only one of them and was on its 28th mission,it was designed for 100 Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Geez, thats pretty aweful. On Friday (here in Sydney) we had a train that was derailed, killing 8 people. Not good. Link to post Share on other sites
MalcomB 0 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Yeah, SF. Think about it... 1 more person died in that train than on the Shuttle. They are no less important.. Link to post Share on other sites
wendy-cake 0 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 I agree. Whilst it is of course and awful thing to happen, why are they more hero than any other person who dies in a tragic accident? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 I was a little amazed to see the Holocaust kitsch that the Israeli had taken with him. What was all that about? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 I've gotta say that I wasn't very impressed with the amount of press the shuttle compared to the train accident over here. Of course here, the train accident got heaps of attention but in other countries it seems it hardly got a mention at all. But yet less people die in the shuttle and its headlines all over the world?? What gives! Both are horrific things to have happened, but it gets to me that American affairs always seem to be more important than other countries, at least in the western world. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 Quote: Both are horrific things to have happened, but it gets to me that American affairs always seem to be more important than other countries, at least in the western world.[/QB] thats genrally true,like last year with the coal miners trapped somewhere in the states, every year thousands of Chinese miners die, but you hardly ever hear about it, but the shuttle is something different.....its the stuff of dreams for many people not just Americans. Its the pinnacle achievement possibility for many people. To go to space, break the hold of gravity and venture beyond.....still holds an aura, a certain mystique for many. Its like someone has taken away our step to the stars (even if it is a vicarious step for 99.9999% of us). Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 i often think that the press, specifically America, but it happens in most of the western world doesnt put alot of stuff into perspective. Everyday hundreds of people die from famine, starvation, disease, civil war, transport accidents, natural disasters etc. death is a tragic event no matter the circumstances, but i feel that alot of stuff in the developing world is pushed under the carpet. i think this can commonly be seen with natural disasters in the developing world vs developed world. for example the earthquake that hit gujarat in 2001 injuring 30,000 people was pretty much pushed under the carpet the same week it happened. Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 I agree the level of reporting is rather biased, but it wouldn't neccessarily help developing countries if their plights were reported any more. People quickly get desensitized to the whole poverty affair, so selective reporting can be a positive thing. The problem is definitely over-reporting in the western annuls. (9/11 case in point, but then, how could anyone ever have suffered like the American people that fatefull day) Link to post Share on other sites
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