Bryan Strawser

Shuttle Astronauts, RIP; Space Program, Too?. I feel nothing but sadness for the men and women who apparently perished this morning as their space shuttle… [Dan Gillmor’s eJournal]

The email I sent to Dave referencing my blog got published on scripting news!

Ronald Reagan, 1/28/86: “We’ve grown used to wonders in this century. It’s hard to dazzle us. But for 25 years the United States space program has been doing just that. We’ve grown used to the idea of space, and perhaps we forget that we’ve only just begun. We’re still pioneers.” [Scripting News]

We shall never cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we… [WIL WHEATON DOT NET: Where is my mind?]

What the Shuttles have given us. I wasn’t surprised that some webloggers are using the sad loss today of the Shuttle Columbia as yet another excuse to bicker and squabble, or to point to vague hints of terrorism. Too many in weblogging, and elsewhere, have gained their prominance due in equal parts to antagonism, distrust, and terrorism — it’s to their advantage to hint of dark deeds in any event. I was disappointed, though, to read the following from Dan Gillmor’s eJournal: Obviously we need to find out what went wrong, if we can, before sending the shuttles back up. But I fear this accident (assuming that’s what it is, as is almost surely the case) will instead be a justification for paralysis — a halt to U.S. space exploration when the proper response is to redouble humanity’s push into the frontier. It has never been more critical, given the terrestrial threats, to get the species off the planet and to find new resources for those who remain. The space station and shuttle program were under fire for other, good reasons. They do little for true exploration of space. A reexamination of the entire space program — and maybe turning it into a truly global affair… [Burningbird]

NY Times: “It is not too much to say that along with an Israeli flag, Col Ilan Ramon carried Israel’s dreams with him into space.” [Scripting News]

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Bush: “No Survivors” From Shuttle Loss. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush sadly informed the nation Saturday of the worst space tragedy in 17 years, saying “The Columbia’s lost. There are no survivors.”. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]