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From: gjl@ihwpt.UUCP (g licitis)
Newsgroups: net.columbia,net.space
Subject: Ejection seats
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Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 17:07:15 EST
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While watching the news coverage about the shuttle disaster
I couldn't help but notice how most of the commentators
made a big deal about the shuttle's lack of ejection seats.
When NASA people pointed out that they didn't think anyone could
survive an ejection in the event of a shuttle disaster the news
people seemed to ignore them. I must have heard the ejection seat
issue argued on every channel from cable news to the networks.
The news people should stick to reporting the news and not to try
to second guess NASA engineers.  10 to 1 they will have ejection seats
on the next shuttle.
  I am also appaled at the networks treatment of the families involved.
There is no reason to show over and over the grief of the families
as they realize what is happening.  How do they expect people to feel.