rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe) (06/26/84)
Certainly at least one Shuttle Main Engine seemed to be going pretty well, but I'm not sure about number two. It seems probable to me that one of the three just refused to ignite, judging by the time the GPC's cut them off. I don't think that the check for sufficient thrust occurs until all three have had an opportunity to ignite. I think if Discovery ever does get off the ground, the computers will just go berserk and try to kill off all the astronauts. It's happened before :-). Also, did anyone else notice that the sound of the stack settling back just after cutoff sounded a lot like the Excelsior in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" breaking down? -- "Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon." Roger Noe ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe