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Old 5th Jan 2009, 14:21
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TS - a thorough report indeed. What I find incredible is, that reading 'between the lines', there was a chance that the crew might just have survived the 4 'potentially lethal events' (although probably injured), which considering the intensely hostile environment in which they were is amazing. I deduce that a serious review of equipment and procedures would be a good idea!

I have not had time to read it thoroughly, but was there any indication that the crew should have been (and were not) warned to expect possible loss of structural integrity due to the known damage at launch? If they had been, might they all have been seated, visors down and seat harnesses locked when it all began and they depressurised? The design parameters for the 'survival suit' are quite amazing.
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