mission space ride

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:13 am

<gasp>
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/ ... h0614.html

CastAway · Post by **CastAway** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:39 am

Whoa... that is scary. Whoa.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:23 am

I really wanted to go on that ride too

golferdude · Post by **golferdude** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:07 pm

did they close it for good?

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:13 pm

No. The ride was closed yesterday but it was re-opened this morning after the engineers deemed the ride was running properly. I am sure it was a freak accident and not solely due to the ride. I would still go on the ride if I ever found myself in Florida!

golferdude · Post by **golferdude** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:34 pm

Yeah I always go on it at least twenty times when i'm down there.

Carrie · Post by **Carrie** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:35 pm

I hope they do find there were other factors in his death other than the stress of the ride. I'd hate to see something like Space Camp consider toning down its simulators out of concern that a similar thing might happen (though with Space Camp requiring a doctor's permission, they might not feel as constrained).

Having said that, how sad...I guess it goes to show that what's easy on one person's body can me much harder on another's.

ApolloXI · Post by **ApolloXI** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:17 am

From what I heard the kid freaked and tried to get out of his seat.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:49 pm

Personally, I think it would be cool if parents were responsible enough to not put their very young kids on rides just because they're tall enough to ride it. My mother would never have let me ride that when i was that young.