[SkyPilot]

sink,

I would not have mentioned that transcript here if I had not read it myself. I send out my prayers for the families--and I know you do as well. If it was a bogus transcript I read--then it was. But our chief instructor at Kelly said he heard the tape--and I believe him.

I only mention it because in the days and weeks to follow, these things are certain as death and taxes:

1. there is going to be an accident investigation board

2. the public is going to ask why NASA did not implement an emergency crew egress system after the Challenger disaster

I was told a newspaper printed the transcript years ago. Not sure if that happened, but I read it.

[Lurking2Long]

2. the public is going to ask why NASA did not implement an emergency crew egress system after the Challenger disaster...

Why the money for that went to fund all the bogus, useless, worthless AIDS prevention programs, doncha know...!

[bonesmccoy]

There was NO CVR on STS-51-L.

The tape played was from an onboard system that recorded until 73 sec. into flight.

The transcript was obtained after recovery of the crew system several months/weeks after the accident.