Challenger was first detected a T+58.788 with a tracking film camera captured the beginnings of a plume near the aft attach strut on the right SRB.
...Both the shuttle (click here) main engines and the solid rockets operated at reduced thrust approaching and passing through the area of maximum dynamic pressure of 720 pounds per square foot. The main engines had been throttled up to 104 percent thrust and the solid rocket boosters were increasing their thrust when the first flickering flame appeared on the right solid rocket booster in the area of the aft field joint. This first very small flame was detected on image enhanced film at 58.788 seconds into the flight. It appeared to originate at about 305 degrees around the booster circumference at or near the aft field joint....
What altitude is that?
These structures failed at 73.137 seconds as evidenced by the white vapors appearing in the intertank region.
Within milliseconds there was massive, almost explosive, burning of the hydrogen streaming from the failed tank bottom and liquid oxygen breach in the area of the intertank.
At this point in its trajectory, while traveling at a Mach number of 1.92 at an altitude of 46,000 feet, Challenger was totally enveloped in the explosive burn....
The thing is the Shuttle was showing failure at lift off when there was gray puffs of smoke immediately after lift off. It was caught by cameras and it was repeated within the next several seconds. The problem was known immediately after ignition to lift off.
The flight should have been abandoned and the Shuttle brought back to Earth. I think that is an option or is that an option only with unmanned flights. The problem here as it has been in that past is DENIAL. The USA and any other space program is riddled with human emotion and DENIAL is always there and no way of dealing with it. It is a brave act and the status of the country is invested deeply into these space programs. Failure is not an option so DENIAL is not allowed at the control desks.
Add to the fact DENIAL is never validated as a factor in these tragedies and private interests as exhibited by Reagan and Bush increases the opportunity for the tragedy.
That equates to a culture. The culture of perfection is always sacrificed for profit or zero balance of cost.
The Space Culture of the USA never adds to the 'space balance sheet' the fact it is one of the most valuable programs the USA has. It enforces peace, it provides new technology, it's technology has been extrapolated into the private sector to benefit the American people.
The internet was at first a USA government program. It was then adapted to the public and now the government can't control it.
The US Space Program needs it's own GDP including and especially it's benevolent contributions to society and private industry.
THINK ABOUT IT !
...Both the shuttle (click here) main engines and the solid rockets operated at reduced thrust approaching and passing through the area of maximum dynamic pressure of 720 pounds per square foot. The main engines had been throttled up to 104 percent thrust and the solid rocket boosters were increasing their thrust when the first flickering flame appeared on the right solid rocket booster in the area of the aft field joint. This first very small flame was detected on image enhanced film at 58.788 seconds into the flight. It appeared to originate at about 305 degrees around the booster circumference at or near the aft field joint....
What altitude is that?
These structures failed at 73.137 seconds as evidenced by the white vapors appearing in the intertank region.
Within milliseconds there was massive, almost explosive, burning of the hydrogen streaming from the failed tank bottom and liquid oxygen breach in the area of the intertank.
At this point in its trajectory, while traveling at a Mach number of 1.92 at an altitude of 46,000 feet, Challenger was totally enveloped in the explosive burn....
The thing is the Shuttle was showing failure at lift off when there was gray puffs of smoke immediately after lift off. It was caught by cameras and it was repeated within the next several seconds. The problem was known immediately after ignition to lift off.
The flight should have been abandoned and the Shuttle brought back to Earth. I think that is an option or is that an option only with unmanned flights. The problem here as it has been in that past is DENIAL. The USA and any other space program is riddled with human emotion and DENIAL is always there and no way of dealing with it. It is a brave act and the status of the country is invested deeply into these space programs. Failure is not an option so DENIAL is not allowed at the control desks.
Add to the fact DENIAL is never validated as a factor in these tragedies and private interests as exhibited by Reagan and Bush increases the opportunity for the tragedy.
That equates to a culture. The culture of perfection is always sacrificed for profit or zero balance of cost.
The Space Culture of the USA never adds to the 'space balance sheet' the fact it is one of the most valuable programs the USA has. It enforces peace, it provides new technology, it's technology has been extrapolated into the private sector to benefit the American people.
The internet was at first a USA government program. It was then adapted to the public and now the government can't control it.
The US Space Program needs it's own GDP including and especially it's benevolent contributions to society and private industry.
THINK ABOUT IT !
