"Steve Hix" wrote in message
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In article ,
Kristan Roberge wrote:

As to Challenger, my understanding of post accident investigations were
that
the crew were pretty
much all recovered together, and still strapped to their seats in the
cabin,
and that they may
have still been alive post explosion (though unconscious). An ejection
seat
system that could have blown them clear
of the crew compartment in such a major system failure would possible
have
been useful.

So much for any useful payload...

Yeah, seven ejector seats would not have worked.

On the other hand, it is mind-boggling that they had not even given any
thought to the possibility of abandoning it in flight...

It is at least possible that simple parachutes and a bail-out pole might
have saved them, such as are now installed.

John