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From: gs26@prism.gatech.EDU (Glenn R. Stone)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 12/04/90 (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <18158@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 5 Dec 90 16:04:03 GMT
References: <1990Dec4.232339.3111@news.arc.nasa.gov>
Organization: Dead Poets Society
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In the referenced article yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes:


>          ....  The right booster parachute failed  to  separate  from  the
>          booster  at  water  impact.  Officials  are  looking into why the
>          pyrotechnic parachute separation devices failed.

Silly question: why separate the 'chutes from the boosters?  I would think
you would want the 'chutes back as well as the boosters, to either re-use
or dispose of properly....  just leaving the 'chutes out there is a potential
environmental impact, no?  Anyone have a clue into the matter?

Curiously,
Glenn R. Stone (gs26@prism.gatech.edu) 


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