People are sick.

There is a bunch of Columbia debris on ebay right now. I’m not going to link to any of it, because I don’t want to dignify it like that. First off, its kind of gross that people find the debris, and then the first thing that runs through their mind is “Ah, I can profit from the misery of others!” Its not a tragedy, its an opportunity! An opportunity for PROFIT! Fortunately it seems like ebay is pulling many of the auctions. Technically, the debris is owned by NASA, and they need it back. They need the debris to try to figure out exactly how the explosion occurred, so they can prevent it for future missions. This is the first mission they’ve lost during reentry, and its vital that they figure out what went wrong, so that the remaining 3 shuttles can be used without fear of a repeat incident. Oh, and if you haven’t heard already, the reason this is all an issue is because Spaceshuttle Columbia exploded on reentry this morning over Texas. Seven crewmembers, including the first Israeli astronaut, were killed. It was the second shuttle destroyed during a mission, the first being Challenger in 1986.

In other news, today was a nice day, so we scooted to the zoo, then to buy groceries and stuff. It was quite pleasant.

2 comments Saturday 01 Feb 2003 | | Rants

2 Responses to “People are sick.”

  1. on 02 Feb 2003 at 11:07 am   Mae

    Isn’t the Zoo on a nice winter day such a great experience? It’s my favorite time to visit the Zoo. No heat, less people, and the animals tend to be more active.

  2. on 02 Feb 2003 at 2:10 pm   Sam

    The zoo is nice during the winter, but sometimes we have a hard time getting to the monkey house before 4:30, which is when they start moving the primates into the back cages. However, we did catch a glimpse of one of their Pygmy Marmosets, which is the smallest true monkey in the world. But they were moving them into the back, so we didn’t get to see much of him.

    For summer fun, we try to go early in the morning. The other benefit of early mornings, is that the children’s zoo and the insectarium are free some days if you go early. I forget which days, but its like 9:00am to 10:00am free admission, which is very cool.