@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC.ARPA:ARG@SU-AI.ARPA (08/08/85)
From: Ron Goldman <ARG@SU-AI.ARPA> What happened to the shuttle external tank because of the abort to orbit maneuver? Did it re-enter over the Indian Ocean as it normally would or elsewhere? Anyone know?
al@aurora.UUCP (Al Globus) (08/16/85)
> From: Ron Goldman <ARG@SU-AI.ARPA> > > What happened to the shuttle external tank because of the abort to orbit > maneuver? Did it re-enter over the Indian Ocean as it normally would or > elsewhere? Anyone know? It just cleared Saudi Arabia. If a second engine had gone out they might have dropped the tank on populated areas of Europe. This data is from my memory of an Aviation Week article...