Re: ACES Status During STS-107 Re-Entry

From: dave schneider (d_schneider_at_emulex.com)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: 15 Sep 2004 11:37:28 -0700

"Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@ugs.nojunk.com> wrote in message news:<BJY1d.5$Sr4.4@fe37.usenetserver.com>...
> "John Geenty" <j_r_sharpe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bPmdncnwQOlGs9XcRVnysw@fireflyuk.net...
> >
> > You have a cabin depress. If the crew are wearing ACES properly they have
> a
> > chance to respond, if they aren't they have no chance. Isn't this the
> case?
> > I'm trying to find out if not wearing ACES is something that all Shuttle
> > crews have been doing?
>
> It's all probability. What is the chance, during re-entry, that you'd have
> some sort of accident that would create a rapid cabin depress (i.e. a hole
> in the side of the cabin big enough that the life support system couldn't
> keep up with it) and yet still have an orbiter that's otherwise
> controllable? Not very likely at all.
>
> Jeff

However, doesn't the recovered in-cabin video of reentry include
someone being reminded to put their gloves on? It *is* procedure to
wear the ACES, and to be properly protected, it is on the checklists,
appearently, and the CDR and PLT were busy enough that they did not
leave their seats to enforce proper behaviour on the other crew
members.

/dps

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