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Re: Shuttle piggyback question...

John T

16 Dec 2008 01:39

>> charliexmur...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> On Dec 11, 8:39 am, bob haller safety advocate <hall...@aol.com>
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> "Space agency sources said the shuttle "was not about to fall off" in
> spite of the damage to the bolts discovered at Palmdale. "

Can you clarify who actually said that, or was it just some unnamed
"sources" in the article?

The Senior shuttle manager at Kennedy, Donald McMonagle, said otherwise
at the time. I'll take his information over unnamed sources. He
certainly wouldn't have any motivation to hype.

"It could have been very potentially serious," said Donald McMonagle, a
senior shuttle manager at the Kennedy Space Center.

It was a very lucky day.

charliexmurphy@yahoo.com	15 Dec 2008 08:13
> charliexmur...@yahoo.com wrote: > > On Dec 11, 8:39 am, bob haller safety advocate <hall...@aol.com> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9711/18/space.bolts.reut/ That was just hype. It wasn't going to fall off "Space agency sources said the shuttle "was not about to fall off" in spite of the damage to the bolts discovered at Palmdale. "

John T

14 Dec 2008 02:22

> On Dec 11, 8:39 am, bob haller safety advocate <hall...@aol.com>
> wrote:
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>
> more Haller unsubstantiated BS

Charlie,

Mr. Haller knows what he is talking about.

From a 1997 Reuters article:

"The space shuttle Atlantis was not properly anchored to its carrier
aircraft for a piggyback ride across the country last week, and was at
risk of a catastrophic fall, NASA officials said Tuesday."

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9711/18/space.bolts.reut/

charliexmurphy@yahoo.com	11 Dec 2008 17:29
On Dec 11, 8:39 am, bob haller safety advocate <hall...@aol.com> wrote: > > These 747s are now quite old also of course, Lets hope they don't > > accidentally drop it. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > talk about a PR disaster, espically if it had hit a school mor > something:( more Haller unsubstantiated BS

bob haller safety advocate	11 Dec 2008 13:39
> These 747s are now quite old also of course, Lets hope they don't > accidentally drop it. > > Brian that nearly occured when shuttle wasnt bolted properly to 747, it nearly fell off:( some years ago it was on the news talk about a PR disaster, espically if it had hit a school mor something:(

Brian Gaff	11 Dec 2008 08:42
These 747s are now quite old also of course, Lets hope they don't accidentally drop it. Brian Signature Brian Gaff - briang1@blueyonder.co.uk Note:- In order to reduce spam, any email without 'Brian Gaff' in the display name may be lost. Blind user, so no pictures please! > How much extra security is the shuttle afforded when piggybacking from CA. > to FLA? > > Chase planes etc?

jjfgg	11 Dec 2008 03:18
How much extra security is the shuttle afforded when piggybacking from CA. to FLA? Chase planes etc?

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