[Jalapeno]

what are the emergency procedures at that time in the landing....is there some way they could of ejected?

[GailA]

Not according to the guy I'm listening to on Fox news. This is the flight the Isreali is on isn't it?

[SF Geo]

No ejection likely at 12,500 mph.

Lets see how the muslim world reacts. Are they part of the human race or not? If Saddy says its great an Israeli died let's not way til March to get him.

[holymoly]

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.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Egress would occur at about 20,000 feet under ideal conditions. The crew had no chance of escaping the vehicle at this speed and altitude.

[BunnySlippers]

what are the emergency procedures at that time in the landing....is there some way they could of ejected?

According to someone from NASA speaking on CNN there was no possiblity (or means) to eject specifically because of altitude and speed.

[Lancey Howard]

They were going way too fast to eject.
Those videos pretty much say it all - - that shuttle disintegrated at Mach 6. What a terrible shame.

[Marauder]

Without escape pods, which I undertand the Shuttle does not have, ejection isn't possible. Never mind the lack of oxygen, the shock of hitting the slipstream unprotected at 12,500 MPH will kill you.
The slipstream when ejecting from a jet fighter knocks the hell out of you.