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From: brent%terra@Sun.COM (Brent Callaghan)
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Subject: Re: Magellan & SRB exhaust
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Date: 18 May 89 22:29:57 GMT
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In article <982@syma.sussex.ac.uk>, andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews) writes:
> Also, (rather naive question), would the shuttle have been "showered"
> with any of the impurities from the Magellan solid motor exhaust at burn
> time, even though it was obviously a long distance from it?

It seems that damage to Shuttle windows from high speed particles
of sold exhaust is a real concern.  According to the Space Shuttle
Operator's Manual, the orbiter turns its windows away and the
crew watch the burn with the TV camera on the elbow of the
manipulator arm.

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