Originally posted by Donny 4 million
reply to post by ngchunter
Yeah my bad.
The second shuttle was Colombia I said it was Challenge also.
But it doesn't change much.
The one you watched blow up was nowheres near the atmosphere barrier so when talking reentry of egressing the atmosphere do not use this craft for an example.
The point made a minute ago referring to challenger was that we DO worry about launch, the claim had been made that no one "holds their breath" on launch.
Spacecraft #2 Colombia must have wacked something after rentry.
It did not desinergrate at the reentry point. Way lower.
It was over texas near peak heating when it went completely out of control and broke up, it had been gradually burning up and falling apart since at least the west coast though.
www.direct.ca... (over arizona)

