[bonesmccoy]

I brought up the issue of the explosives in the MLG bay about 200 posts ago. However, we have yet to hear anything from the press conferences on the temp limits for the MLG explosives. I'm wondering if those temp limits were surpassed over California (creating those temporary brightenings of the orbiter's magnitude as visualized by astronomers).

[freepersup]

check out # 1657- NASA has put the sensor readings in sequence and arranged them along the shuttle flight path as it crossed over the southwestern U.S. of A.

Maybe you can find a corroborating or supportive indicator...

Yes- re: explosive bolts- I remember the thread (group) and yourself touching on the topic of the bolts (previously)

[tubebender]

brought up the issue of the explosives in the MLG bay about 200 posts ago. However, we have yet to hear anything from the press conferences on the temp limits for the MLG explosives. I'm wondering if those temp limits were surpassed over California (creating those temporary brightenings of the orbiter's magnitude as visualized by astronomers).

I'm 12 hours behind so this may have been answered. On day one Dittemore said the temps they had over Ca were not enough to trigger the pyros. Of course that was early assessment.