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From: pjs@aristotle.JPL.NASA.gov (Peter Scott)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: RSO (was: Re: Blowing up the Shuttle)
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Date: 6 Apr 90 17:44:18 GMT
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In article <1990Apr5.163338.3198@uokmax.uucp>, jabishop@uokmax.uucp
(Jonathan A Bishop) writes:
> >      Above, Robert writes that if the Shuttle deviates to far
> >   from course, the Range Safety Officer would blow it up. 
> 
>      Correct if I'm wrong, anybody, but didn't Apollo 12, after the lightning
> strike, develop a high enough roll rate that the RSO had his finger on the
> button?

Somewhat different situation, though; I imagine they would have suggested
to the crew that they fire the escape tower in advance of the abort :-)

No such option for the shuttle while the SRBs are attached  :-(

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