To: MindBender26
I didn't know that. So cause of death was impact (no parachutes) or drowning?
7 posted on
02/01/2003 5:15:14 PM PST by
ffusco
(sempre ragione)
To: ffusco
I didn't know that. So cause of death was impact (no parachutes) or drowning?Fortunately no. From that altitude, you would not survive the decompression. I also do not believe a spacesuit would retain its integrity thru the catastrophic breakup of the cabin at the velocity they were traveling.
To: ffusco
Neg. Badly burned torso has been found.
45 posted on
02/01/2003 8:23:57 PM PST by
MindBender26
(.....and for more news as it happens...stay tuned to your local FReeper station....)
To: ffusco
I didn't know that. So cause of death was impact (no parachutes) or drowning? At the altitude of the accident, the Shuttle is still at hypersonic speeds. The failure point was where maximum heating occurs. Any human body that enters the airstream at that point will burn up.
48 posted on
02/01/2003 8:30:08 PM PST by
r9etb
To: ffusco
Impact.
88 posted on
02/02/2003 1:48:28 PM PST by
Doctor Raoul
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