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Topic: Eilleen Collins/60 Minutes 2?
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thump
Member Posts: 575
From: washington dc usa
Registered: May 2004
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posted 04-27-2005 09:45 AM
   
Have heard a rumor that there will be an interview tonight (Wednesday) with her, anyone know anything about this? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-27-2005 09:52 AM
Indeed:(CBS) Wed., April 27, at 8 p.m. ET/PT
NASA astronauts prepare for a historic and dangerous mission: the first space shuttle launch since the Columbia tragedy two years ago. Correspondent Dan Rather reports. (Rather was at JSC last month around the same time the media spacewalk training demo occurred. Among other things, he was said to have participated in a landing simulation with Collins and Kelly.) |
Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 04-27-2005 07:56 PM
In tonight's interview on CBS by Dan Rather Shuttle Cmdr. Eileen Collins revealed, in a segment called "Going Uphill", that she was afraid of roller coasters. This is in spite of the fact that next month's Discovery launch will be her 4th shuttle mission and the shuttle reaches speeds of 17,000 mph with 77-million horsepower. She said that she "lives with the danger." Dan Rather, interviewing a NASA Director, was told that cameras have been installed on the shuttle to image the wings, in addition to many new sensors and 20 or more improvements for safety. There was speculation that NASA policy had been "detrimental to safety" before Columbia and that NASA knew that something was wrong with Columbia, having seen videos of the insulation hitting the wing at the shuttle launch. The shuttle will dock with the ISS if there is a problem. It will be jettisoned if necessary and the crew will wait for a rescue on the ISS. The missions are still as risky as they were before Columbia's demise. There are no tools aboard to make major repairs, although minor repairs can be attempted. I was impressed with her confidence in the shuttle. [] [This message has been edited by Astro Bill (edited April 27, 2005).] |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-27-2005 10:53 PM
The companion article to this 60 minutes piece is now online on CBSNews.com. |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 04-28-2005 11:43 AM
Crud...I missed that one. I guess the interview was covered pretty well in that article. |
RMH
Member Posts: 577
From: Ohio
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 04-28-2005 03:29 PM
I'm glad this got posted as I would not have known about it otherwise. I'm surprised that CBS showed the interview almost a month before the launch and didn't wait closer to the actual launch. Overall a pretty good segment, I just wish they would have talked a little about the mission itself. |
HouseDadX4
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posted 04-28-2005 03:55 PM
I saw the article as well, and I taped it..Overall I thought it was pretty good.. |
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