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It’s really bizarre to me that the conversation devolved into arguing over whether people could lock the doors when a program and 7 people literally went up in
by jleyank 5y ago
It’s really bizarre to me that the conversation devolved into arguing over whether people could lock the doors when a program and 7 people literally went up in smoke. As others have said, why or even how would this have even come up? The screening process would have weeded non-committed people out long before. And the men and women in that room were as gung ho as the people strapping the rocket on.
- avazhi 5y agoPeople do weird things during a genuine crisis. I think I’m this case it was just about ensuring that everything that needed to be preserved for a complete investigation would be preserved without the possibility that data was omitted or destroyed, either intentionally or inadvertently.
- rdtsc 5y agoIt’s a procedure they probably rehearsed but not one they had to execute in real life. And their colleagues just died, so tremendous stress, shock, and having to execute this exceptional checklist.
- jleyank 5y agoWell, I'm sure it's more than "been practiced". They lost two shuttles as I recall, one Apollo on the pad and it might have occurred during Apollo 13 until they had a handle on things. Risky business lighting candles...
- rdtsc 5y agoWell Challenger was in 1986 and that's 17 years prior. I don't think I can recall the training materials from 5 years ago, but after 17 years things would definitely get fuzzy, especially during that kind of event.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoSkylab-3 had a fueling issue and there was a rescue Apollo module with two extra seats ready if needed.