Re: fire !

Lynndel K. Humphreys <lynndel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Isn't the shuttle on fire at the tail?

I asked a much similar question about an earlier flight.
In short, no.
It's the APU (Auxilliary Power Unit) exhaust that you're seeing, on an
IR camera.
As it's quite hot, it looks bright.
.

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