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From: dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 09/19/88 (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <1391@viper.Lynx.MN.Org>
Date: 21 Sep 88 08:09:04 GMT
References: <15140@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <4787@whuts.UUCP>
Reply-To: dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer)
Organization: Lynx Data Systems, Eagan, MN
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In article <4787@whuts.UUCP> sw@whuts.UUCP (WARMINK) writes:
 >In article <15140@ames.arc.nasa.gov>, yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes:
 >>           this week, ordnance devices on the vehicle will be tested for
 >>           flight.
 >
 >How does on test an ordnance device *before* the flight????
 >Just a little puzzled about what is meant...

How about checking the igniters for electrical conductivity?
Of course you don't want to check them too hard... :-)
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