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From: earle@oblio.DEC (Re-entrant list structures alter DNA)
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Subject: Shuttle disaster comments/articles/spec. on the net
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 10:53:19 EST
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						2-3-86  10:52AM


I agree with the person who was talking about the speculation on the net.  I
was ready to read some interesting IN DEPTH notices from PEOPLE IN THE KNOW 
who work with NASA as contractors or for NASA.  Those have been few and far
between (probably because they were off researching the problem).  I should
have commented on the 31st about this but I am doing it now because I had
hoped it would subside a little and it hasn't to a great extent.  Don't most
of the speculators realize that they will mostly be proved wrong?  If the
only information available to you was the TV and newsprint media I don't think
you will have any particular insight into the problem because you have NO data
from the mission itself.  I wouldn't dare comment on it because I will mostly
likely be embarrased, as those of you are already, by speculating on opinions
of the ONE AND ONLY video of the trajedy.  By the time most of you read an
article on the net it can be 2 or more days old.  This net, to me, is NOT TV.
The net is more like a magazine (weekly, biweekly) in its timeliness.  It is
more deserved of in depth discussions AFTER THE PROBLEM HAS been resolved.
By the time I got most of the post-mournfull articles on the 'probable cause'
of the accident, it was this Sunday and the chief administrator (title could be 
wrong) of NASA had already appeared on the morning news programs giving and 
educated guess of what happened.  Most of you will know alot more by the time
you read this and will know that most of the speculation was absolutely wrong.

You 'speculators' should realize that in a week things TOTALLY unknown to you
will change things.  Just today the President said that the space program, NASA,
will get billions more (hopefully) in spending.  People are NOT calling for the
shuttle and NASA breakup.  DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER
A MAJOR TRAJEDY LIKE THIS!  And that in a couple of days it will blow over into 
more constructive critisism (sp.)?!  

I think most of the kids I have seen and talked to where more optimistic and
hopefull than most of the reactions I have read.  I think it is sad that alot
of people are soooo short sided...do you really think a year from now people
will not have a greater determination because of this.  Shortsidedness is such
a waste of human thought sometimes...and my modem.


					George Earle	
					DECVAX!DECWRL!RHEA!OBLIO!EARLE


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