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Old January 13th 07, 09:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,sci.space.history,sci.space.shuttle
Henry Spencer
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Default Why does the shuttle throttle on ascent?

In article ,
Pat Flannery wrote:
I would have loved to have been there when the crew of sub saw film of
this for the first time:
http://hometown.aol.com/sdrcgeru/ima..._cartwheel.jpg :-)


Of course, the crew that *really* didn't want to hear/see anything like
that were the folks aboard the Ethan Allen in May 1962, when she did the
only US SLBM test ever with a live warhead...
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