ahs@burl.UUCP (Spinks Albert H. ) (02/03/86)
On tv tonight I saw a view of the challenger explosion showing the two boosters in the few seconds after they came out of the fire-ball and before they were destroyed. They seems to come out of the fire-ball out of control, corkscrew some, and then regain control and appeared to turn upward as if by some logical guidance. The footage was not carried far enough to show the destruction of the boosters. Anyway, these views made me wonder if someone did not have some minimal guidance control over those boosters before they were blasted by the range officer. So far on the net, I have read both points of view--one that no guidance is even provided; and two that it is provided but with control only from the shuttle itself. Here's hoping that this will bring out some more discussion on the subject. Al Spinks -- Albert H. Spinks