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  1. Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wupost!gumby!destroyer!cs.ubc.ca!fs1.ee.ubc.ca!davem
  3. From: davem@ee.ubc.ca (Dave Michelson)
  4. Subject: Re: STS-1 DISASTER/COVERUPy
  5. Message-ID: <1993Jan5.234659.7819@ee.ubc.ca>
  6. Organization: University of BC, Electrical Engineering
  7. References: <1992Dec15.205959.2845@cnsvax.uwec.edu> <1992Dec19.090259.2203@ccsvax.sfasu.edu> <18330@bcars664.bnr.ca>
  8. Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 23:46:59 GMT
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  11. In article <18330@bcars664.bnr.ca> Henry.Troup@BNR.CA writes:
  12. >
  13. >Plus the 747 airframe, crew, and modifications.  One could not expect
  14. >the carrier aircraft to survive a launch of orbiter from its back.
  15. >                       
  16.  
  17.   !!
  18.  
  19. Even the X-15 didn't light its engine until *after* separation from the
  20. carrier aircraft.      
  21.  
  22. --
  23. Dave Michelson
  24. davem@ee.ubc.ca
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