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From: msc@saber.UUCP (Mark Callow)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Challenger disaster
Message-ID: <1922@saber.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 18:46:47 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 29 18:46:47 1986
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> Another thing:  Are the SRB recovery aids autonomous?  Any chance that they
> popped their chutes and landed intact after they finished firing?  If they
> are recovered, that would be (obviously) good evidence about the SRB explosion
> theory.
The SRB's were destroyed by the range safety officer within 20 seconds of the
start of the "incident".  Source: NASA Status Update 0845 hrs PST 29 Jan 86
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