Clarification....The manufacturer of the solid rocket booster that blew...Martin Thiokol had provided recommendations against launching when icing conditions were possible or occured before launch time. NASA was facing a limited launch window and the POLITICAL considerations drove the decision to launch...The attendant PR excess for the first "civilian" and Teacher ie. Christa MaCauliffe was the over-riding factor. If the launch would have been delayed to de-ice, the launch window would have passed and a minimum 24 hr delay would be necessary...The weather forecast was for even colder weather to ocur so the decision was made to "go" without the recommended de-icing and safety check...You all know the result of political pressures over-riding sound scientific judgement...The "O" ring shrank more than expected and resulted in an exhaust leak that was sufftctent to ignite the upper stage of the srb and to blow the adjoining LOX tank.. Regards, Mike K
Luca Rescigno wrote: > > Correct. NASA was not at fault, per se - The manufacturer supplied > > them with > > bad information regarding possible issues with O-Rings and extreme low > > temps. Enough blame to go around. > > > > GM > > Thanks for the clarification. I don't want to be caught throwing blame > where it doesn't belong. > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
