WHY DO SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS WHERE PARACHUTES DURING TAKE OFF?

Subject: WHY DO SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS WHERE PARACHUTES DURING TAKE OFF?

Date: Mon Nov 23 04:08:10 1998
Posted by BRUCE DOLEZAL
Grade level: grad (science)
School: No school entered.
City: NAMPA State/Province: IDAHO
Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 911815690.As

Message:


IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DURING TAKE OFF OR LANDING THAT THEY WOULD BE 
TRAVELING TOO FAST TO BE ABLE TO EXIT THE SHUTTLE.  BUT FROM THE TV 
BROADCAST IT APPEARS THEY ARE PACKING ONE ON THEIR SUITS.  I WOULD 
LIKE TO KNOW FOR SURE THAT THEY ARE INDEED WEARING PARACHUTES AND IF 
SO WHAT WOULD BE THE CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF THEM.

THANKS
BRUCE

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