> > "Meanwhile, the science took a back seat Tuesday for a few brief moments
in
> > recognition of the 17th anniversary of the 1986 Challenger disaster in
which seven
> > astronauts and a $2 billion spaceplane was lost in the skies over
Kennedy Space
> > Center.
>
> Gee, they moved Kennedy to Arizona/Texas/Louisiana?  Amazing what they
> can do these days.

Read more carefully before poking fun.

They are talking, as they say, about Challenger, not Columbia.

" ... skies over ... " would reasonably apply to the launch location
regardless of where the craft was in the process of orbital insertion.


        RM

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