Thread: Space Shuttle Tragedy--Team tribute (please read)
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Unread 01-02-2003, 21:38
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Originally posted by SuperDanman
About all the American Flags.... keep in mind there WAS an Israeli astronaut up there with our boys.

The future of space exploration is going to be an international effort. Although this was an American tragedy, I think the impacts will be felt by all nations working together on space exploration (a la International Space Station). So I guess my point is (although put rather bluntly) this: less post-9-11 bandwagon patriotism, and more thinking of this as an international tragedy.

[Edit] Seems two people said what I was going to say before I finished typing it...[/Edit]
Don't go all september 11th fake patriotism on us, that's true.
However, if you look at the logo, the Israeli name has an Israeli flag next to him.
And the rest of the astronauts were American.
I do like the big flag background one.

--Petey
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