On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> Well, if you mean the rescue I think you mean, it's actually in the Indian
> Ocean. That's where the Challenger went down. The fuel tank and solids
> (booster rockets) went down near Florida, but the Challenger went down on
> the far side of Africa if memory serves me.
The Challenger was nowhere near suborbital when the explosion took
place. Everything landed off the coast of Florida.
--
Ward Griffiths
"the timid die just like the daring; and if you don't take the plunge then
you'll just take the fall" Michael Longcor
Received on Wed Feb 17 1999 - 16:48:34 GMT