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From: jbs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Jeff Siegal)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Challenger disaster
Message-ID: <1093@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 30-Jan-86 15:57:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 30 15:57:20 1986
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References: <787@decwrl.DEC.COM>
Reply-To: jbs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Jeff Siegal)
Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA
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In article <787@decwrl.DEC.COM> fisher@star.DEC (Burns Fisher ZKO1-1/D42 DTN 381-1466) writes:
>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 solid rocket boosters were destroyed by a remote detonation singal
sent by an Air Force "Range Safety Officer" after he observed that one
of the boosters was heading toward a ground-impact in a populated area.
In reference to a previous question, both SRB's survived the shuttle
explosion, and continued on their way--without guidance.

Jeff Siegal - MIT EECS