Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: shuttle escape systems Message-ID: <1989Oct16.235058.28266@utzoo.uucp> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology References: <538.252A3A3B@mamab.FIDONET.ORG> <2430@hydra.gatech.EDU> <1989Oct12.021826.7915@utzoo.uucp> <2521@hydra.gatech.EDU> <1989Oct15.035238.12688@utzoo.uucp> <2544@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 89 23:50:58 GMT In article <2544@hydra.gatech.EDU> ccsupos@prism.gatech.EDU (SCHREIBER, O. A.) writes: >>In case it hasn't penetrated yet: THIS IS VERY HARD... >Why do you use such an antagonistic way of expressing merely your opinion, >not a fact? ... Because it also appears to be the opinion of everyone who has studied the technical issues, including NASA, the astronauts, the NRC, ESA, and the Rogers Commission, and is consistent with what I know about ejection technology. That is, the weight of evidence very strongly suggests that it is a fact, not just a personal opinion. I am willing to listen to assertions to the contrary, provided they are backed up by a detailed technical explanation of why the weight of evidence is wrong. -- A bit of tolerance is worth a | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology megabyte of flaming. | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu