[net.columbia] Slight Correction of PAM Monitoring

alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum) (02/07/84)

I erred slightly.  The Challengeer was not oriented so that
the crew could see the PAM burn; NASA has always kept the
shuttle turned away to avoid windshield damage.  However, a
camera was mounted on the end of the RMS and pointed so
that it could capture the PAM burn on film.  That is how
NASA and the astronauts saw the firing.