RE: [twuug] Space Shuttle Columbia blows up on reentry!

[Anthony Abby <anthonyabby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2003-02-01 at 13:15, Shawn M. Jones wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-02-01 at 12:39, Adam Crosby wrote:
> > Apparently, the crew ejection system is a hatch on the side of the Shuttle -
> > they hook onto a pole, and slide out - triggering their parachutes.
> > At Mach18 (it's speed at the moment of lost contact), I don't think there is
> > a parachute material available that could survive, let alone the humans
> > attached.  The heat around the shuttle at that point of the deorbit burn
> > would instantly melt them.
> > I just hope this doesn't put as big a damper on the Space program as the
> > Challenger did - although I sadly suspect it will :(
> 
> Don't we have folks in the International Space Station that have to be
> resupplied?

Yes but the Russians have capsules they send regularly as well.



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