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From: petej@phred.UUCP (Pete Jarvis)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Space Program-related acronyms
Message-ID: <2686@phred.UUCP>
Date: 10 Aug 89 13:21:09 GMT
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In article <14531@bfmny0.UUCP> tneff@bfmny0.UUCP (Tom Neff) writes:
>
>Who decided this was a side effect of using TDRSS?  I don't see why that
>would work, or even how the buttoned-up and re-entry buffeted shuttle
>manages TDRSS AOS in the first place.
>
>The re-entry ionization blackout has more to do with the severity of
>radio noise from the fireball than it does with who's listening, I

Tom, I also heard there is no more black-out on re-entry because of
TDRS. Apparently the Shuttle can transmit up to the TDRS during this
time, and from there to White Sands.

Peter Jarvis...