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Old July 26th 03, 05:57 AM
Greg Kuperberg
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MasterShrink wrote:
Then on the STS-95 launch the drag chute door came off during SSME
ignition, which struck the outside of the center nozzle.

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Even though I doubt possibly losing the drag chute is as bad as losing
thermal protection seeing as NASA didn't use drag chutes till STS 49.


If the chute had deployed during launch, that would have been a real drag.
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Old July 26th 03, 02:00 PM
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Greg Kuperberg wrote:

In article ,
MasterShrink wrote:
Then on the STS-95 launch the drag chute door came off during SSME
ignition, which struck the outside of the center nozzle.

...
Even though I doubt possibly losing the drag chute is as bad as losing
thermal protection seeing as NASA didn't use drag chutes till STS 49.


If the chute had deployed during launch, that would have been a real drag.


It likely would've been ripped right off, but that's still not good
news....

 




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