From: invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com   
      
   [Default] Thus spake Steve Silverwood :   
      
   >Thanks for the reminder.  I keep all three of these in my Outlook   
   >calendar so that every year I'm reminded of the ultimate sacrifices   
   >these men and women made in the exploration of space.   
   >   
   >I wish I had a list of all such events from Russia, too.  Those   
   >sacrifices, though on the other side of the so-called Cold War, were   
   >just as heroic and just as deserving of commemoration.   
      
   Sadly, the Russians are just as reticent as the Soviets to talk about   
   some of their disasters.  Was a third of the space research staff   
   killed in an accident on the launch pad of one of the early launches?   
   How exactly did Gagarin die (not in any kind of space accident, but   
   there have been rumors for years about him being killed in combat in   
   Viet Nam.  HA!)   
      
   Rumors have been circulating that China has already lost an astronaut.   
   Not that we'll hear about that any time soon.  Like in our life times.   
   >   
   >On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:46:44 -0600, Dillon Pyron   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>We are coming up on the worst week in the history of manned space   
   >>flight.   
   >>   
   >>At 2330 GMT on January 27, 1967, Gus Grisson, Ed White and Roger   
   >>Chafee were killed when a fire broke out  in the Apollo 1 command   
   >>module (capsule).  The cause has never been officially determined,   
   >>although many causal contributing factor were identified.   
   >>   
   >>At 1628.73 GMT on January 28, 1986, Dick Scobee, Michael Smith,   
   >>Ellison Onizuka, Judy Resnick, Ron McNair, Christa McAuliffe and   
   >>Gregory Jarvis were killed when the space shuttle Challenger broke up   
   >>73 seconds after launch.  The apparent cause was the failure of an   
   >>O-ring on one of the solid rocket boosters, which caused a failure in   
   >>the external fuel tank which resulted in aerodynamic instability of   
   >>the shuttle resulting in its breakup.   
   >>   
   >>At approximately 1359.37 on February 1, 2003, Rick Husband, William   
   >>McCool, Mike Anderson, Ilan Ramon, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown and   
   >>Laurel Clark were killed when the space shuttle Columbia broke up   
   >>during descent.  The apparent cause was failure of the left wing due   
   >>to loss of its thermal protection after a segment of the external fuel   
   >>tank's insulation fell, striking the wing.   
   >>   
   >>Although over a span of 36 years, the memorial of these three   
   >>accidents fall within 6 days of each other.   
   >>   
   >>Fifteen Americans, one Israeli and one Indian were killed in these   
   >>three accidents.  Many look at athletes, actors and musical performers   
   >>as idols and even heroes, but these 17 should be remembered as true   
   >>heroes and all of us should attempt to emulate them, or encourage our   
   >>childern and grandchildren to do so.   
   >>   
   >>Love them, honor them and never forget them..   
   >   
   >-- //Steve//   
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