Well, we knew they would be coming sooner or later. Here is the first in what I believe to be many conspiracy theories about the Columbia Space Shuttle.
Already??
Dang, they work fast!
That story doesn’t really spell out any conspiracy (yet), but since we all know the crackpot theories are coming let’s preemptively throw some out.
Aliens shot the shuttle down because they don’t want us in space. The White House is covering this up.
The military shot the shuttle down while testing a new weapons system. The White House is covering this up.
The U.S. intentionally crashed the shuttle to stymie development of the International Space Station. The White House is covering this up.
The White House sabotaged the Space Shuttle to divert attention from the faltering economy. The White House is covering this up.
The U.S. intentionally crashed the shuttle to win sympathy from the world which will translate into support for war on Iraq. The White House is covering this up.
NASA knew the shuttle was doomed, but let it proceed anyway because it would be too much effort to try and rescue the the crew. The White House is covering this up.
Same as above but NASA made sure the craft would disintegrate over Texas so it would be on TV and earn NASA the sympathy of the American taxpayers, thereby sparing NASA from budget cuts. The White House blah, blah, blah.
The shuttle had it’s kidneys removed shortly before take off without it’s knowledge, woke up in outerspace with a note on the windshield, " Welcome to Area 51"
The White House is covering it up.
Wait a sec.
A digital camera that uses film?
Also
Why didn’t he just email them to the paper and why didn’t the paper put them online if they are already in a digital format?
You forgot that Bin Laden himself shot it down with a stinger, but the White House is covering that up.
I’m working on a consipracy theory involving SUVs.
Well, maybe Firestone made the shuttle tires…
aaah, I love the smell of nutjob conspiracy theories in the morning…
There’s a Al Qaeda operative secretly working on the tile installation crew at the OPF at KSC in Flroida. During Columbia’s processing, he replaced several normal tiles with tiles made of C-4 plastic explosive.
The White House is, of course, covering this up.
The Nikon Coolpix 880 does not use film. Images are stored on a CompactFlash card.
I’ve a hard time believing that such a dinky camera - with no telephoto lens - recorded anything of note, even if it was mounted on a tripod. At its maximum zoom, the Coolpix 880 is equivalent to a 95mm lens on a 35mm camera. (And forget about “digital zoom”. That would add no detail to the image beyond the camera’s maximum optical zoom.)
What he saw on screen was likely image noise or something.
This would be the vaunted Missle Defense System that can’t hit things going slower and lower?
Mine:
The Real Shuttle is in Area 51. The A decoy blew up Saturday. The White House is covering this up.
No, it must have been rods (and that the Whitehouse is covering this up, of course)
Lee Harvey Oswald shot it from the Book Depository with a rifle. Strange smoke and a booming noise was reputed to be heard from the Grassy Knoll.
The White House denies any information on this.
The Earth isn’t round, she’sa flat. Everything was filmed in a large studio in California with help from George Lucas in order to gain world wide sympathy for the US during these trying times.
The astronauts will be put into the witness protection program where they can all grow fat and teach science to junior high kids.
This statement, released by the Flat Earth Society was officially denied by the White House.
Then there’s this:
http://www.biblenews1.com/history3/20030105STS107.htm
F*ing amazing…
Because he hasn’t finished Photoshopping the “scraggly” lines on yet.
Please tell me that’s a parody.
However, standing three feet to the left, the sun appears to be emerging from tree, indicating…
Holy crap! I wish I had an imagination like that.