[CVRC] STS

Sat, 1 Feb 2003 18:23:58 -0800

Peggy and I watched very closely from our patio.  I saw what
did appear to be a puff in the con trail and when it was about
45-degrees to the east, it appeared to be a flash as well....  It
is likely that they were already into the craft experiencing a
breach of hull burn-through and once that happens, it can only
spread and get worse.  When I saw the flash, I thought maybe
it was a "bounce" on the atmosphere and remembered that it
should not be that dramatic, re-entry should leave a steady
trail and that's it.  But, I had thought at the time that it seemed
odd....

It is truly a sad day for our space program.

Paul
NN7B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale" <[email protected]>
To: "Lowell Voelker" <[email protected]>; "John Spradley, KD7GZV"
<[email protected]>
Cc: "CVRC Reflector" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [CVRC] STS

I didn't see the puff of smoke but I did see a flash of light when it was
directly overhead. It made me curious enough to go in and turn the TV on.
The NASA news release said they first noticed a low temp reading on
something at 0553 PDT that would have been before it went over here.

Dale,kv7s
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lowell Voelker" <[email protected]>
To: "John Spradley, KD7GZV" <[email protected]>
Cc: "CVRC Reflector" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [CVRC] STS

> Did you see the puff of smoke in the con trail this morning.  I have never
seen a sight like that befor. It was a ball of fire.
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