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From: ladkin@kestrel.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: news: Challenger lost. (and note on self-destruct mechanism)
Message-ID: <4416@kestrel.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 30-Jan-86 17:30:21 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 30 17:30:21 1986
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In article <8601291750.AA06647@wayback.amiga.uucp>, aviation@ucbvax.UUCP writes:
> Please Note, and cease to spread your unfounded rumor!
>   ONLY the SRBs and the MFT/mate assy have a destruct mechanism.  The shuttle
>   is NOT provided with such a mechanism, any more then an L-1011 is!
> 

Indeed the shuttle is provided with a destruct mechanism. See
my previous posting for a reference.

Peter Ladkin
ladkin@kestrel.arpa