Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!David.Smith@CMU-CS-IUS From: David.Smith%CMU-CS-IUS@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Shuttle's mild atmospheric entry Message-ID: <2990@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Jul-83 12:27:25 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2990 Posted: Mon Jul 11 12:27:25 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Jul-83 20:19:02 EDT Lines: 7 Here's an interesting tidbit from "Peterson on spacewalks," an article about STS-6 in the June 25 Flight International. Entry is milder than that of the Apollo capsule, with a maximum of 1.6g "eyeballs down" being experienced. The tameness of entry is emphasized by Musgrave, who was walking about and taking photographs while it was happening.