Re: If Columbia crew had only spotted the 'UFO' -- their RCC fragment drifting away....

The radar tracks from NORAD were analyzed after the
disaster, and the characteristics of the source of the echo
were spot-on with a piece of RCC and support rib. Or
didn't you read that part of the CAIB final report?

The wider theme is that a more aggressive situational awareness
of objects near any humanned space vehicle is a 'good thing'.


"ghost@xxxxxxxxx" <john.maxson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1116005561.522921.306080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Jim Oberg wrote:
> >
> > JimO shuttle-related comment:
> >
> > In one tragic oversight, the crew of Columbia in January 2003
> > failed to spot a broken piece of their heat shield drifting away
> > a day after they reached orbit
>
> You can't conclusively prove what drifted away was "a broken piece of
> their heat shield," Jim; and you know it. Ted Molczan couldn't prove
> it, either. Why don't you get honest with yourself for a change?
>
> > (http://www.msnbc.com/news/887192.asp?0cv=TA01), thus missing
> > a chance to realize how badly their spaceship had been damaged
> > during launch.
>
> It takes a lot of gall to blame the loss of Columbia on its dead crew,
> Jim. Your own referenced article doesn't prove what you claim for it.
> Get real, for the good of your readers. You could start by choosing
> legitimate titles.
>
> Challenger's Ghost
>


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