[net.columbia] shuttle velocity

dawes (11/18/82)

OOPS.  Sorry about previous null message.

If this is a question the answer to which is well-known, please
excuse my asking it, and answer by mail.  The question is
simple: what is the maximum velocity attained by Columbia
during the recent flight.

Robin Dawes
...decvax!utzoo!utcsrgv!dawes

sjb (11/18/82)

The normal flight velocity (that of the shuttle in orbit) was
around 17.4K mph.