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Old 06-12-2023, 04:12 PM   #25273
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox View Post
was just watching a special on the NASA2 channel. yup. foam. And...I guess they SAW the foam too but couldn't see where it hit with a camera?

And...nothing was done about it. It said they had another space shuttle that could have been used as a rescue mission.

NOt sure of ALL the deets.

Long story short, they guessed wrong on the ground. Repeatedly. Subsequent investigation showed just how low crew safety was on the list of concerns at NASA at the time
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