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STS-27 was almost lost on re-entry.

et — 3/31/2009 3:28:00 PM (archived)

I'd never heard this before. Another motivation to get into a more robust launch system.

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STS-27 was almost lost on re-entry. - et - 3/31/2009 3:28:00 PM
- GREAT post, an amazing read! (n/t) - phil - 3/31/2009 11:08:40 PM
- And NASA learned exactly what? Is there an excuse for the next tragedy? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/31/2009 6:09:03 PM
  - Perhaps because Atlantis survived in 1988, NASA wasn't too worried about the foam for Columbia during the flight in 2003 (n/t) - Raoul - 3/31/2009 8:25:42 PM
- WOW!!!! - carl - 3/31/2009 5:34:08 PM
- Amazing story. Thanks! (n/t) - TB - 3/31/2009 5:27:07 PM
- re: STS-27 was almost lost on re-entry. - Raoul - 3/31/2009 5:22:07 PM
  - Never liked those Black Ops Space Shuttle missions - Socrates II - 3/31/2009 6:15:38 PM
    - re: Never liked those Black Ops Space Shuttle missions - jason - 4/2/2009 4:56:33 AM
      - [Flagged for Off-Topic] - Moderator Nick - 4/3/2009 3:02:11 AM
    - The military didn't especially want them - dtb - 3/31/2009 11:48:39 PM
      - I don't blame them. - et - 4/1/2009 12:19:16 AM
        
        If we had gone with the X-20 - Socrates II - 4/1/2009 12:30:16 PM

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