12 years ago today Columbia was lost.

Mutant Racer · 02-01-2015, 09:32 AM

AZCamaroFan · 02-01-2015, 09:37 AM

horrible day.

USCAMARO14 · 02-01-2015, 10:03 AM

Wow time flies!

PHXLT1 · 02-01-2015, 02:33 PM

I read documentaries about the astronauts on this flight as well as the Challenger. Its really sad, but as it, a risk many were willing to take. I would rather die doing something these amazing people did, than dying in a hospital bed while some horrible disease takes over my body. To do something that incredible would be only something we do in our wildest dreams. Even if only for a moment.........they got to live that dream. Rest in peace.

Ohten · 02-01-2015, 04:26 PM

I have watched several documentaries on the Columbia shuttle accident and when I hear go with throttle up I cringe.

hkittrell · 02-01-2015, 04:40 PM

RIP

Angrybird 12 · 02-01-2015, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ohten

I have watched several documentaries on the Columbia shuttle accident and when I hear go with throttle up I cringe.

That was the Challenger, Columbia broke up on reentry due to tile damage from ice on liftoff.

Jared91 · 02-01-2015, 06:40 PM

God hard to believe it's been 12 years. Rip

RubyCamaro · 02-01-2015, 06:47 PM

Both were horrible days. I agree, hard to believe how time flies. RIP.

hammdo · 02-01-2015, 09:30 PM

Wow, that is something -- didn't see much about it anywhere...

-Don

Mutant Racer · 02-01-2015, 10:03 PM

After the Apollo 1 fire that killed 3 Astronauts Gene Kranz gave a talk to his mission controllers that I find inspirational.

"Spaceflight will never tolerate carelessness, incapacity, and neglect. Somewhere, somehow, we screwed up. It could have been in design, build, or test. Whatever it was, we should have caught it. We were too gung ho about the schedule and we locked out all of the problems we saw each day in our work. Every element of the program was in trouble and so were we. The simulators were not working, Mission Control was behind in virtually every area, and the flight and test procedures changed daily. Nothing we did had any shelf life. Not one of us stood up and said, 'Dammit, stop!' I don't know what Thompson's committee will find as the cause, but I know what I find. We are the cause! We were not ready! We did not do our job. We were rolling the dice, hoping that things would come together by launch day, when in our hearts we knew it would take a miracle. We were pushing the schedule and betting that the Cape would slip before we did.

From this day forward, Flight Control will be known by two words: 'Tough' and 'Competent.' Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. We will never again compromise our responsibilities. Every time we walk into Mission Control we will know what we stand for. Competent means we will never take anything for granted. We will never be found short in our knowledge and in our skills. Mission Control will be perfect. When you leave this meeting today you will go to your office and the first thing you will do there is to write 'Tough and Competent' on your blackboards. It will never be erased. Each day when you enter the room these words will remind you of the price paid by Grissom, White, and Chaffee. These words are the price of admission to the ranks of Mission Control."

02-01-2015, 09:32 AM	#1
Mutant Racer Drives: 2015 2LT Torch Red C7 Stingray Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,807 View My Garage	12 years ago today Columbia was lost.

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USCAMARO14 Drives: 2LS 2014 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Staten ISland Posts: 3,404	Wow time flies! __________________

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PHXLT1 Drives: black Z28 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: el mirage Posts: 1,323	I read documentaries about the astronauts on this flight as well as the Challenger. Its really sad, but as it, a risk many were willing to take. I would rather die doing something these amazing people did, than dying in a hospital bed while some horrible disease takes over my body. To do something that incredible would be only something we do in our wildest dreams. Even if only for a moment.........they got to live that dream. Rest in peace. __________________ My family 1994 Z28 (mine) 2015 Camaro (wife's) 2015 Silverado (mine!) 54 Belair (wife's) 2004 silverado (daughters)

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Ohten Drives: Granite Crystal Challenger SRT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Palm Beach,FL by way of Akron,OH Posts: 1,406 View My Garage	I have watched several documentaries on the Columbia shuttle accident and when I hear go with throttle up I cringe. __________________

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Jared91 Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/M6 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Pennsylvania, 15909 Posts: 180 View My Garage	God hard to believe it's been 12 years. Rip __________________ 2011 Ls3. Slp TSV2300. 8PSI. 3.4 Pulley. Livernois Twin Fuel Pump. Id850 Injectors. Slp 1 3/4 headers. CAI Cold Air Intake. 3inch exhaust. V-Maxx portted throttle body. Night Fury cam. Lpe 391 gears. Fj performence tune. 643rwhp 574rwtq

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AZCamaroFan Camaro6 2016-2018 Drives: sometimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 18,454	horrible day.

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hkittrell Drives: 2015 Camaro 1SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NorCal Posts: 719 View My Garage	RIP

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RubyCamaro Jan Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT Red Jewel tintcoat Join Date: May 2010 Location: Springfield, TN Posts: 16,225 View My Garage	Both were horrible days. I agree, hard to believe how time flies. RIP. __________________

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hammdo 'It's an experiment' Drives: [COTW 2/09/15] '11 GPI LSA SC Z/LE Join Date: May 2014 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 8,695 View My Garage	Wow, that is something -- didn't see much about it anywhere... -Don

02-01-2015, 10:03 PM	#11
Mutant Racer Drives: 2015 2LT Torch Red C7 Stingray Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,807 View My Garage	After the Apollo 1 fire that killed 3 Astronauts Gene Kranz gave a talk to his mission controllers that I find inspirational. "Spaceflight will never tolerate carelessness, incapacity, and neglect. Somewhere, somehow, we screwed up. It could have been in design, build, or test. Whatever it was, we should have caught it. We were too gung ho about the schedule and we locked out all of the problems we saw each day in our work. Every element of the program was in trouble and so were we. The simulators were not working, Mission Control was behind in virtually every area, and the flight and test procedures changed daily. Nothing we did had any shelf life. Not one of us stood up and said, 'Dammit, stop!' I don't know what Thompson's committee will find as the cause, but I know what I find. We are the cause! We were not ready! We did not do our job. We were rolling the dice, hoping that things would come together by launch day, when in our hearts we knew it would take a miracle. We were pushing the schedule and betting that the Cape would slip before we did. From this day forward, Flight Control will be known by two words: 'Tough' and 'Competent.' Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. We will never again compromise our responsibilities. Every time we walk into Mission Control we will know what we stand for. Competent means we will never take anything for granted. We will never be found short in our knowledge and in our skills. Mission Control will be perfect. When you leave this meeting today you will go to your office and the first thing you will do there is to write 'Tough and Competent' on your blackboards. It will never be erased. Each day when you enter the room these words will remind you of the price paid by Grissom, White, and Chaffee. These words are the price of admission to the ranks of Mission Control."