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To: Txsleuth
Al Franken said, well even if it was only 45 seconds, "wasn't that longer than the Challenger went?"

I thought the Challenger event occurred about 73 seconds into the flight...

92 posted on 07/10/2006 11:12:10 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
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To: DCPatriot

You may be right...I don't know...however, that wasn't my point.

I am sorry, I should have used the /sarc tag..


96 posted on 07/10/2006 11:17:37 AM PDT by Txsleuth (FREEPATHON TIME----TEXANS, WE ARE IN THIRD PLACE! Are we going to let it stay that way??)
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To: DCPatriot
I thought the Challenger event occurred about 73 seconds into the flight...

You are correct...it was right after "Max Q" which occurs about 70 seconds after launch as the shuttle throttles up after passing the sound barrier.

128 posted on 07/10/2006 11:47:37 AM PDT by LibertyLee (George W. Bush--now more than ever! Stay with him on Immigration too! He Deserves our trust!)
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