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From: rick@ofa123.fidonet.org (Rick Ellis)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: 17 inch Disconnect
Message-ID: <987.26D1A4B0@ofa123.fidonet.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 90 14:02:41 PDT
Organization: Universal Electronics Inc., Tustin CA

On <Aug 18 23:37> Glenn A. Rinne writes:

 GAR> How is the umbilical disconnect protected
 GAR> during re-entry?

From NSTS-3:

"An umbilical retraction system retracts the orbiter umbilicals within the 
orbiter aft fuselage, and umbilical doors close over each of the umbilical 
cavities after separation."



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