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	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Off-Topic Discussion > Parking Lot > NASA may bend rules to launch Discovery PDA NASA may bend rules to launch Discovery MTK 07-25-2005, 03:43 PM http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/nation/12213837.htm Since they're coming off a major disaster, does bending the rules to force a launch make much sense?? firstdown 07-25-2005, 03:57 PM I could not view without signing up. Without reading the article I would have a hard time believing that they would bend the rules. If this ever got out or there was a problem to much sh__ would hit the fan if they did bend the rules. Did they have an inside source that leaked the info? TheMalcolmConnection 07-25-2005, 03:59 PM I don't think so. A lot of these people are way too up their own asses to realize that bending rules could end up with more people losing their lives. firstdown 07-25-2005, 04:24 PM Maybe but they also value their jobs and they have great pride in what they do. I remember the news showing the control room when they lost the last shuttle and the people look devastated. Remember they work a long time with these astronauts before they go into space and I would think someone would get the word out if they knownly where endangering their lives. BDBohnzie 07-25-2005, 05:06 PM doesn't make any sense to me, however, these guys are qualified professionals, and if they had to shut down the launch, they would... firstdown 07-26-2005, 01:59 PM Well they made it off the ground and are now traveling 17,000 mph. The time to start worring now is for their landing a part we never realy thought about until 2003.