Xref: utzoo sci.space:5597 sci.space.shuttle:724 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!husc6!linus!mbunix!marsh From: marsh@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Ralph J. Marshall) Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: space news from April 11 AW&ST Message-ID: <31710@linus.UUCP> Date: 12 May 88 13:47:23 GMT References: <1988May9.004935.49@utzoo.uucp> Sender: news@linus.UUCP Reply-To: marsh@mbunix (Ralph Marshall) Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, Mass. Lines: 5 I'm willing to look really stupid... Why don't they install explosive-powered ejection seats on the shuttle. I don't know enough about the technology, but there has to be some way for the pilot to get out of a SR-71 that should be close to useful, and require little effort on the part of the human. What's the story ?