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To: Jalapeno
They were reportedly travelling at approx. 14,000 mph, and were at approx. 200,000 ft. in altitude. No one would survive ejection under those circumstances, unless the craft contained some type of ejection "pod," which the shuttles do not. Remember, the shuttle is 1970s technology.
18 posted on 02/01/2003 7:03:26 AM PST by holymoly
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To: holymoly
Normal eject like out-of-plane no, but do they have small escape capsules or something..
21 posted on 02/01/2003 7:04:17 AM PST by Jalapeno
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