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Old January 21st 09, 04:37 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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Default Delta IV Heavy Launch



Brian Thorn wrote:
Assuming they have time to react, and then assuming a supersonic piece
of flaming SRB doesn't shatter the LES...


To reach the LES, the piece would have to travel through the upper
stage...then through the Orion spacecraft itself.
If that happens you are probably not going to be alive, functional LES
or not.

Pat