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Old December 12th 06, 10:01 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle
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Does NASA have a procedure to follow if the External Tank will not
separate from the shuttle during an RTLS abort?

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Old December 19th 06, 02:14 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle
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Does NASA have a procedure to follow if the External Tank will not
separate from the shuttle during an RTLS abort?


The crew can manually command the separation, but chances are the failure of
the auto system would also take down the manual system.

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