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Subject: Re: Challenger
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On Sun, 9 Jun 2024 08:21:52 +0100, Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>On 09/06/2024 03:42, john larkin wrote:
>> https://www.amazon.com/Challenger-Story-Heroism-Disaster-Space/dp/198217661X
>> 
>> This is a very well researched and written book, and a sad, ghastly
>> story.
>> 
>> It reminds me that humans have no purpose in space but to die.
>
>That's a very jaundiced and negative view. Firstly, they weren't in 
>space when they died; they were at 46000 feet, which was below the 
>operational height of Concorde.

Dead is dead. Optimistically, they died instantly but probably not.


>
>On that subject, the only fatal crash of Concorde took place just after 
>take-off almost 25 years after it started service. By your criterion, 
>supersonic flight would have been blamed for the crash, and its purpose 
>deemed unnecessary, even though the accident had nothing to do with 
>supersonic flight, or perhaps even flight itself. Those Wright Brothers 
>have a lot to answer for!
>
>It is human nature to explore, even at the extremes. Where would America 
>be if it wasn't for the Vikings, Columbus, and others like them?

What is there to "explore", sealed in a metal can with a few
portholes?

Robots are better "explorers" of "outer space" than people. Nobody
much cares when they die.

Read the book.