To: sciencediet
...trailing fiery debris as it passed over Eastern California early Saturday, well before its destruction over Texas... I have a problem with this sentence. When you're going 20 times the speed of sound, going between California and Texas takes no time at all.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
It must take mere seconds for the shuttle to pass from CA to TX and its altitude should allow millions a view. At that altitude a good portion of the globe was in their view.
29 posted on
02/01/2003 2:52:28 PM PST by
Lady Jag
(Googolplex Start Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The shuttle was traveling 200 miles a minute, 3.3 miles a second over Texas. It was traveling 280 miles a minute, 4.7 miles a second at initial de-orbit. First rrouble with sensors was first noticed at least 1400 miles before loss of com.
31 posted on
02/01/2003 2:56:17 PM PST by
jlogajan
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
When you're going 20 times the speed of sound, going between California and Texas takes no time at all.That's exactly why I tend to believe this story...Or the observers credibility.....
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