Comments on: Breaking news: train crash carrying a “NASA load”

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:39:31 +0000

I read 6 injured, one critically.

They were hauling (10)solid boosters, which are now on their way back to the manufacturer to be checked for damage.
One nice thing about those boosters, they’re really tough devices.

Gary 7

By: DennyMo

DennyMo — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:16:42 +0000

Hey Squid, good idea. You finish that story and get it circulating, I’ll finish mine about the connection between Diet Coke and mass shootings, we’ll see which one takes off.

This is a really sad event on two fronts for my boys: they both love trains and are both nuts about the Shuttle and rockets in general. To see both of their first loves damaged in this way kinda sucks. Good thing we don’t let them watch the news with us yet.

By: Evolving Squid

Evolving Squid — Thu, 03 May 2007 03:34:53 +0000

My first thought: I can already see the urban legend going up on snopes about the train engineer trying to break the bullet train speed record by strapping solid rocket boosters to his train.

At least nobody was killed.

By: Troy

Troy — Wed, 02 May 2007 23:35:56 +0000

I’m such a space nut I could care less about the people I was worried that DAWN might have been the cargo.

By: Crux Australis

Crux Australis — Wed, 02 May 2007 22:16:21 +0000

Drbuzz…that doesn’t make you a bastard, it makes you a geek. Like the rest of us.

By: Drbuzz0

Drbuzz0 — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:10:38 +0000

Just to show what a total bastard I am:

My first thought: Any word on the solid rocket sections? are they ok?

Much later: Oh I hope the people aren’t badly hurt either.

By: Rock Howard

Rock Howard — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:04:19 +0000

Your Badness,

Thanks for the twitter update. Good to read that there were no parts for the next flight involved.

BTW, the space image that you chose for your twitter page makes it look like you are waving the “cosmic finger” at everyone. That is truly Bad!