Matson, Robert wrote: > So we're talking about a distance > in the ballpark of 80 feet (?) being covered in 3 frame > durations (0.1 seconds?): 800 feet-per-second. ~550 mph. You're right on the mark Rob ! Ron Dittemore explained the debris had a velocity of 750 ft/sec, that is the airflow speed in this area between the shuttle and ET even if the speed of the vehicle is greater. Dan -- Daniel Deak representant, projet spatial Starshine L'Avenir, Quebec COSPAR site 1747 : 45.7275°N, 72.3526°W, 191 m., UTC-5:00 Site en francais sur les satellites: French-language satellite web site : http://www.obsat.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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