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0 pointsuserbinator7mo ago0 comments

If that was the actual impact velocity of the foam, there would not be any doubt about whether the shuttle would survive reentry, that is if it even managed to make it all the way into space.

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blankx326mo ago

As the crew rose at 28,968 kilometres per hour the piece of foam collided with one of the tiles on the outer edge of the shuttle’s left wing.

This also cannot be correct at approx 82 seconds into flight.

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0 pointsuserbinator7mo ago0 comments

If that was the actual impact velocity of the foam, there would not be any doubt about whether the shuttle would survive reentry, that is if it even managed to make it all the way into space.

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blankx326mo ago

As the crew rose at 28,968 kilometres per hour the piece of foam collided with one of the tiles on the outer edge of the shuttle’s left wing.

This also cannot be correct at approx 82 seconds into flight.

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