S.S. (?) Columbia

[GHA EFM]

So a piece of fuel insulation stuff, something off of the big orange tank the shuttle sits on when it takes off, broke off, damaged the wing, and the shuttle was doomed from the start. I had the mis-fortune of reading the Sun earlier, purely for literical gratification, and the paper went on about how the Shuttle was too old (22) and was falling apart etc etc. I read somewhere else that NASA expected Columbia, and possibly all it's 3 other shuttles, to 'live' to 100. Surely NASA can't be that wrong. Their shuttles can't be 78 years too early in old age, can they?

 

Was the Shuttle doomed from the start? Will we ever know the whole story?

 

Could this be the end of the Space Program as we know it?

[The Lyrical Tarantula]

I hope so it's a waste of bloody money, It can be better spent than on USA's ego!

[CANV EFM]

the shuttle program was best summed up by the looney one in 'Armageddon'.. he leans over to Bruce Wlillis as the sit on the launch pad ready to go and says

'we are sitting on over 1 million different parts..outsourced to the cheapest supplier..'

[GHA EFM]

The looney one in Armageddon knew what he was talking about. Come to think of it, the looniest one always does.

 

Quite surprising that that kind of quote should come out of an American film, when you get so much propaganda crap about how great everything in America is including the space program. Apollo 13; God Bless America. Deep Impact and Armageddon; God Bless America. Independence Day; God Bless America.

[CANV EFM]

that film was spoilt by 2 things ben affleck and the totally unrealistic way those 2 space shuttles flew within 40 feet of each other at mach 17!! i mean come on!! the rest of it was in my opinion a totally realistic scenario.. the russian and the loon were top drawer

[GHA EFM]

Ben Affleck:

 

Dogma, Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy (in particular), Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back...

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Films don't do it for me, to be honest. They're too long.

 

My boredom threshold is far too low for anything longer than about half an hour.

 

I watched Titanic once, and once Leo and Winslet had got it together I thought 'aah, nice film, that'.

 

Then for some reason there was about an extra 90 minutes afterwards with a load of special effects which bored the hell of me.

 

It kinda ruined it.

 

 

[Laz]

Pearl Harbour suffers from the same problem.

[GHA EFM]

Have you two never watched Die Hard 1, 2 or 3??

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Action films are crap, GHA.

 

Without exception.

 

 

[GHA EFM]

That's not what AFF will have you believe, Zeal.

[CANV EFM]

i have to disagree.. the die hard trilogy are classics and in time wil be studied by sponging students alongside shakespeare and er.. other famous writers .. though i do tend to agree on most other films, pearl harbour is an affront to peoples intelligence, alongside anything with mel gibson in it.. braveheart? how about total bolloxheart!

 

[Chubbhead EFM]

Anyone else watch Tarzan:The Legend, Lord of the Apes on BBC1 last night? I am now officialy in love with Christopher Lambert-I only watched it for him! Sixth Sense was quality though.

[EFM's Librarian]

Blimey, that didn't finish until 1.05AM this morning, do you not have a job to go to on Monday morning?

If you're a fan of big hairy chested men who can holler like a monkey, I hear Zeal and EFMTFTV (or whatever he's called now) are available for private parties!

[The Lyrical Tarantula]

I agree with you CZ I'm not a film man either, it's a attention thing as well. Mind you I often manage 90 mins watching something not very interesting which the worst film in the world would normally beat - I think you know what that is.

 

I am also available for private partys

[Chubbhead EFM]

Quote:

Blimey, that didn't finish until 1.05AM this morning, do you not have a job to go to on Monday morning?

No, I had college in the morning and I decided Mr Lambert was worth being tired for