Re: NASA's list of 'dead astronauts'
From: Pat Flannery (flanner_at_daktel.com)
Date: 01/29/05
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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:30:28 -0600
OM wrote:
>...Caught in the slipstream, flipped over and through both verticals,
>and the Valkyrie stayed stable for a bit longer than one would have
>expected. The sad part is, tho, for want of a photo op, two pilots
>were lost along with one hell of an airplane.
>
>
There was speculation that the plane might have remained stable if the
had cranked the wingtips to the full down position; assuming that they
would still work, as the Starfighter had hit the starboard one. It would
have made for a very interesting landing though. The big problem was
that the crew of the B-70 didn't realize that they were the aircraft
that had been struck, and assumed it was two of the other aircraft that
had collided.
>...Which reminds me: did we make it official that Rusty won the 2004
>award for ssh's most outstanding contributor?
>
>
No, but we should; he's got it hands-down.
Pat
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