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From: mrgofor@mmm.UUCP (MKR)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Visual Shuttle Monitoring
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Date: Mon, 17-Feb-86 15:28:16 EST
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In article <8602131946.AA04194@s1-b.arpa> DKING@RPICIE.CSNET (Dave King) writes:
>
>   This seems like a silly question, but I haven't seen it
>discussed before ... 
>   During a shuttle launch, is there someone assigned to watching
>the video coverage who has the ability to abort the mission if he
>sees something go awry?  In particular, if the SRB on the "camera
>side" of the Challenger had developed a clearly visible flame out
>of a seam, and this occurred, say, 10 or 15 seconds before the
>explosion, would there have been someone specifically assigned to
>watching that would have been able to push the button?
>
>Dave King
>RPI Center for Integrated Electronics

	What button? The problem with this scenario is, even if they
had seen large green multi-legged creatures on the SRBs, there is
no way to abort while those candles are burning.

	--MKR