> Interesting analysis Russ, > NASA's search for an alternate explanation makes me wonder if the "debris > hitting the wing" theory might present them with a design flaw so > fundamental as to be unmanageable, both in the external tank and protective > tile designs. > Dale Early in the Shuttle flight program I was told that encountering noctilucent clouds during entry might result in the loss of the Orbiter. I have always assumed noctilucent clouds were most prevalent in the near-Arctic latitudes and therefore were not a threat. In the interest of covering all bases, is there any way of checking if any of these were present in the decent path last Saturday? Robert Reeves reeves10@swbell.net 520 Rittiman Rd. www.robertreeves.com San Antonio, Texas 78209 210-828-9036 USA 29.484 98.440 200 meters ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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