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From: millard@eos.UUCP (Millard Edgerton)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: shuttle escape systems
Message-ID: <5376@eos.UUCP>
Date: 14 Oct 89 06:29:12 GMT
References: <126311@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, California
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From article <126311@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, by admiral%m-5@Sun.COM (Michael Limprecht SUN Microsystems Mt. View Ca.):
> In article <34577@srcsip.UUCP>, rogers@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Brynn Rogers) writes:
>> 
>> Who needs an escape rocket or a jettesonable crew compartment?
>> Just have a Big parachute (or three or five) attached to the
> Most people don't realize the enormous forces and pressures the shuttle
> is under during the boost phase (The time the soilds are running).
> 
STUFF DELETED*********************.
> 
> Space travel is dangerous. People are going to be killed doing this and it's
> going to happen again. We should do the best we can to put that next time
> far in the future but let's not tie ourselves up trying to protect against
> everything. We'd never leave the ground.
> 
> Mick

How many people die in auto accidents each year?  Tens of thounands, half
caused bye drinking, *NOT WATER*, and driving.  Mike (above) is right.
The Challenger crew knew the risks.  With the same knowledge we should
ALL quit buying and riding in cars.

The irresponsible managers and congress and any one "who pressed for the
launch" in time for the President's speech will eventually get their reward.

Time wounds ALL HEALS!


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