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From: jonkatz@ga.ecn.purdue.edu (Jonathan W. Katz)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Discovery's launch: Am I imagining things?
Message-ID: <385@ga.ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: 30 Sep 88 14:19:51 GMT
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Reply-To: jonkatz@ga.ecn.purdue.edu.UUCP (Jonathan W. Katz)
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In article <3811@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> elturner@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Edwin L Turner) writes:
>
>HOORAY! Discovery's in orbit at last. Phew.
>
>BUT....  At about 80 to 90 seconds into the flight, I and several
>friends independently thought we saw flame coming out of the right hand
>(no, right on the TV screen, so I guess that must mean its really the
>"left hand") SRB at the case-to-nozzle joint (where the cylindrical
>booster starts to flare toward the bottom). Did anyone else see this?
>The commentators didnt mention it. I hope I'm wrong.
>
>
>Jonathan McDowell
>


I think that I must agree.  I'm not exactly sure about the time (I believe
it was about 10 seconds MET; I'll have to review the tapes) I noted an
abnormal plume of smoke coming from the right hand SRB.  This smoke only
lasted a few seconds but after Challenger, a few seconds can mean a lot.


					      Jonthan W. Katz
                                              Purdue University
                                            School of Aeronautical and
					       Astronautical Engineering