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From: spock@iham1.UUCP (Ed Weiss)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: orbiter ascent attitude
Message-ID: <510@iham1.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 13:45:20 EST
Article-I.D.: iham1.510
Posted: Fri Feb  7 13:45:20 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 9-Feb-86 06:28:21 EST
References: <999@burl.UUCP> <6357@utzoo.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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Summary: Why the role on ascent?

In article <6357@utzoo.UUCP>, henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
> > Can anyone explain why during assent the orbiter flies upside-down?
> 
> As I understand it, it's simply so that the tank and SRB's don't block
> line-of-sight for radio communications between the orbiter and the ground.
> -- 
> 				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
> 				{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry

But, why the role?  Why doesn't it just fly straight onto its back?
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					Ed Weiss
					ihnp4!iham1!spock

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