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Astronauts survived Challenger until they hit the water
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:53 am
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:53 am
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Interesting to read, I never knew. Apparently they found them with certain switches activated trying to restore power, regain control.
Interesting to read, I never knew. Apparently they found them with certain switches activated trying to restore power, regain control.
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Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:56 am to DavidTheGnome
And they say now, in Paris, France, as we speak, Louis Pasteur has devised a new vaccine that will obliterate anthrax once and for all!
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 7:04 am
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:57 am to DavidTheGnome
Wow.
Do you have any news?
ETA: Have a downvote!
Do you have any news?
ETA: Have a downvote!
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 6:58 am
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:58 am to DavidTheGnome
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regain control
Of the comet?
Posted on 2/26/16 at 6:59 am to DavidTheGnome
Mary Jo Kopechne lived for at least 10 minutes after hitting the water
But Teddy couldn't be bothered
But Teddy couldn't be bothered
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:01 am to DavidTheGnome
They probably did that before it blew. Most likely they knew something was seriously wrong before it exploded, even if only for a few seconds.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:02 am to Kafka
Teddy had to sober up for a few days baw.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:02 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
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Wow.
Do you have any news?
ETA: Have a downvote!
Was news to me, I thought it was interesting. You wake up on the wrong side of the bed?
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:06 am to DavidTheGnome
It is interesting, but it has been posted here several times.
That and the fact that you actually linked reddit, earned you an early morning downvote.
ETA: I see others share the same feeling.
Have a great day!
That and the fact that you actually linked reddit, earned you an early morning downvote.
ETA: I see others share the same feeling.
Have a great day!
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 7:07 am
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:17 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
quote:
It is interesting, but it has been posted here several times.
That and the fact that you actually linked reddit, earned you an early morning downvote.
I had heard that and read small tidbits on it. This was a fresh perspective and I thank you for it.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:18 am to DavidTheGnome
Forget the downvotes. I find this stuff interesting and I've never seen it so piss on the haters.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:19 am to DavidTheGnome
This is something you really didn't want to know for sure.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:23 am to bencoleman
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Forget the downvotes. I find this stuff interesting and I've never seen it so piss on the haters.
Yea reading down that thread and the letter from the engineer. I didn't know all those things about the 'acceptable risk' and how that process works of voicing concerns.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:26 am to LSUTANGERINE
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They probably did that before it blew. Most likely they knew something was seriously wrong before it exploded, even if only for a few seconds.
I think NASA pretty well established that the "uh oh" heard on the recorder happened after the actual explosion and the breakup, and that was the first time the astronauts realized they had an issue. They would have stopped getting oxygen 7 seconds later and only then turned on the supplemental oxygen.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:26 am to East Coast Band
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This is something you really didn't want to know for sure.
this.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:34 am to DavidTheGnome
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regain control.
Regain control? I think the vehicle had no wings at that point. It was basically a giant cinder block falling to the earth.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 7:35 am
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:34 am to Pectus
Another tidbit. They knew the O rings had to be at a certain temperature for liftoff or they had to abort. It was too cold to launch that morning but Reagan had a televised address to the American public that night and the powers that be forced them to launch that morning. It was doomed from the start and alot of people at NASA knew it but we're powerless to stop it.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:36 am to DavidTheGnome
I can't access reddit at the office... I read the official NASA report, and it was extremely likely, but not certain, that they were alive but unconscious when they hit the water. It all depended on if the crew compartment had lost pressure in the explosion, which they thought was very likely but it was so badly damaged in the water impact that it wasn't a certainty. If it did lose pressure, they were without oxygen, so even if they were able to manually switch to their backup (several of them did) then it wouldn't have lasted long enough.
But yeah, they were alive (but almost certainly unconscious) when they hit the water.
But yeah, they were alive (but almost certainly unconscious) when they hit the water.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:37 am to YNWA
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Another tidbit. They knew the O rings had to be at a certain temperature for liftoff or they had to abort. It was too cold to launch that morning but Reagan had a televised address to the American public that night and the powers that be forced them to launch that morning. It was doomed from the start and alot of people at NASA knew it but we're powerless to stop it.
yep, sad. the engineers at Morton Thiokol (SRB manufacturer, i think) begged NASA not to launch. they were over-ruled.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 7:37 am to DavidTheGnome
Are you just now finding this out?
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