Word: compartmentalization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Just three seconds after Commander Francis Scobee radioed "Roger, go at throttle up" last Jan. 28, the Challenger was smashed to pieces, instantly killing the shuttle astronauts. That, at least, is what most Americans have believed for the past six months. Last week NASA revealed the chilling truth: at best...
The astronauts probably survived the explosionand breakup of the shuttle orbiter and could havehad 6 to 15 seconds of "useful consciousness"inside the crew compartment after the blast, saidDr. Joseph Kerwin, an astronaut-physician whoinvestigated the cause of death for the crew.
The force of the crew compartment hitting theocean was so destructive, however, that theprecise cause of death for the crew could not bedetermined, he said.
Kerwin said that it was possible the crewmembers lost consciousness due to a loss ofpressure inside the crew compartment. The loss ofpressure could be deadly, even if the crew memberswere breathing from the air packs, he said.
1:15. The BMW streaks across the Hollywood Hills toward the gigantic Tower Records store on Sunset Boulevard. Molly pops into the dashboard tape deck a cassette by her favorite Los Angeles band, the Rave-Ups. The glove compartment is so stuffed with tapes it won't close, and the...