1st February 2003, 2:54 PM
Well, as for the people up in the ISS, they have a special launch module there at all times so that they can return to earth if they need to. Also, the Russians send up convoys of food and other essentials regularly, and NASA has nothing to do with it (I don't think).
I must have heard "If you find any debris, don't touch it" a million times. First off, it's gotta be incredibly hot, and for another thing, if a big honking piece of metal fell out of the sky and landed in my lawn, whether or not I knew where it came from, I'd leave it there. What benefit could picking up a white-hot piece of metal with your hands have?
Sometimes I just look at the human race and can only shake my head. Did anyone else see on CBS when somebody acually prank called saying they had a piece of debris in their lawn, then insulted Dan Rather? I hope that guy really did have a piece of debris, fall right on his head and crush him. I'd have cheered.
I must have heard "If you find any debris, don't touch it" a million times. First off, it's gotta be incredibly hot, and for another thing, if a big honking piece of metal fell out of the sky and landed in my lawn, whether or not I knew where it came from, I'd leave it there. What benefit could picking up a white-hot piece of metal with your hands have?
Sometimes I just look at the human race and can only shake my head. Did anyone else see on CBS when somebody acually prank called saying they had a piece of debris in their lawn, then insulted Dan Rather? I hope that guy really did have a piece of debris, fall right on his head and crush him. I'd have cheered.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.