[leadpenny]

This is hugh.

[leadpenny]

huge

[Physicist]

Hi, Hugh!

[dasboot]

A series serious of hugh blungers.

[Mad Dawgg]

Hugh, are you series?

[DoughtyOne]

Damn whaddya know, a photo did pay off. Now just imagine if that same camera had been used 14 days earlier. Now just imagine if the next shuttle launch team and gone on 24 hour rotations to get it airborn. Then consider that the Columbia crew had used their thrusters to go higher in space rather than deorbit.

I believe it was Endearvor that landed five days later than planed. This means the Columbia could have possibly stated in space until February 6th or possibly a little longer.

The next shuttle was schedule to launch March 1, 2003. That was 40 days later. If a forty day launch process had gone 24 hour instead of 8 hour shifts, we might have seen it launched in 12-15 days.

They knew the shuttle wing was suspect on 01/18. Add 12-15 days to that and it's 01/30-02/04.

This is what I've been trying to say from day one. Early adherance to can-do attitudes could have prevented this loss. IMO

Look, I realize this is conjecture. I don't think it's wild conjecture by any means.

[#3Fan]

This is hugh.

Uh oh, after reading part of the thread, I'm afraid this may have a chance to have legs. :^)