On 1 Feb 2003 at 23:28, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: > >we have > >never had a problem during reentry - not ever, and we > >literally have no data on what this could be. We > >don't even think about reentry failures seriously, as > >there just has never been even a small issue. > > > >Gautam > > Which brings me to something I have always pondered. It concerns the > structural safety of space shuttles, and specifically, of the > shuttle's cockpit. > > Does anyone out there think that there would be a practical solution > to, say, isolate the cockpit in such a way that it can withstand these > type of emergencies from the rest of the shuttle?
Not given the shuttles design no. It's been proposed before. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
