To: Republic of Texas
Sure, there's another back-up plan. You stay in orbit and let someone come to you. Not ideal, but it beats frying.
To: mewzilla
If you KNOW that the shuttle can't re-enter, maybe. No one KNEW this beforehand. For all we know, the computer screwed up and flipped them during re-entry. Monday morning quarterbacking is easy.
428 posted on
02/02/2003 4:07:07 PM PST by
Republic of Texas
(Sarcasm detectors on sale now in the lobby)
To: mewzilla
That is called the die in obit plan. There is no abort from reentry. There is no rescue plan.
Sure the shuttle tiles are a single point failure, there are a thousand others.
17 loses in 40 years seems pretty good to me, thats less than NASCAR.
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