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From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: In Memory of 7 Souls
Message-ID: <135@ttidcc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 19:08:50 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  5 19:08:50 1986
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Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath)
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Organization: The Cat Factory
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Summary: 

In article <2401@sdcc6.UUCP> ix742@sdcc6.UUCP (James Hayes) writes:
>
>NASA officials say that computer data shows one of the SRB's had
>fallen of 10% (in thrust) at 0:58 seconds, and the nozzels of the other 4
>engines (3 shuttle, other SRB) swiveled to keep the shuttle in line.
>The thrust drop might be related to a leak in the SRB. -- Los
>Angeles Times. (Paraphrased heavily)

As usual, the media is in errror on at least one  point.  My  understanding
is  that the nozzles on the SRBs are fixed -- they can't swivel.  The Times
has published other glaring  errors  on  how  shuttle  systems  operate.  I
wouldn't trust them as a source for any technical information.

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