Ed White, Roger Chafee and Gus Grissom died on the launch pad, an event that resulted in the formation of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, and a complete overhaul of the design and management of Apollo. It was the first of the late-January tragedies that make this time of year a sad one for NASA. Tomorrow will be the twenty-sixeventh anniversary of the loss of Challenger, and Friday will be the tenth anniversary of the loss of Columbia.
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If we don’t settle the solar system, what did they die for?
Upvote Ken’s post.
I agree. Its about taking the Solar System for humanity not about science.
But rest assured, no NASA managers were harmed in the making of those accidents.
I guess the message is, if you ride with NASA in January, you might as well wear a red shirt.
That would mean 46 years ago these 3 days I was on my first Boy Scout Camping Trip. I remember walking past a newspaper rack while we were doing a 5 mile hike and seeing the headlines. I also remember the Scout Leaders going into long discourse about how exploration ALWAYS costs lives.
My how thought patterns have changed.