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Article #3842Re: STS-1 DISASTER/COVERUPy
From: Henry Spencer
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 18:22
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 18:22
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In article <1993Jan5.234659.7819@ee.ubc.ca> davem@ee.ubc.ca (Dave Michelson) writes:
>>Plus the 747 airframe, crew, and modifications. One could not expect
>>the carrier aircraft to survive a launch of orbiter from its back.
>
>Even the X-15 didn't light its engine until *after* separation from the
>carrier aircraft.
There are missiles which fly off their launch rails under power, rather
than delaying ignition until after separation. Admittedly, a delay is
usually considered safer.
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