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From: dbb@aicchi.UUCP (Burch)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Survivability of astronauts
Message-ID: <728@aicchi.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Mar-86 21:28:22 EST
Article-I.D.: aicchi.728
Posted: Thu Mar 27 21:28:22 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 1-Apr-86 07:55:57 EST
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Reply-To: dbb@aicchi.UUCP (Burch)
Organization: Analysts International Corp; Chicago Branch
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Keywords: Esacpe Pod, B1-a, Shuttle mission 51-L
Summary: B1-A had a similar "escape pod" system.


The B1-a had an escape pod system where the enire crew compartment would
separate and come down on parachutes.  It would be possible to completely
redesign the shuttle to have this feature, but it is potentally more
dangerous than the current situation; What if it separated at the wrong
time, like in orbit??


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-David B. (Ben) Burch
 Analyst's International Corp.
 Chicago Branch (ihnp4!aicchi!dbb)

"Argue for your limitations, and they are yours"