When they recovered the bodies, what do you thing the bodies looked like, I watched a show one time that said it was morbid, sorry for the morbid question, but this is a issue that has never been brought up.
2006-12-08 21:06:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
''There is good reason to belive that they were alive all the way to inpact'' -Nasa
2006-12-08 21:20:57 · update #1
I think a lot of the answerers are thinking about the Columbia accident which occurred during reentry. Those poor soul were thrown into the upper atmosphere at about Mach 8.
The question, however, was about the Challenger accident. Contrary to popular belief, caused by widespread inaccurate reporting, the Challenger did not explode.
When the external tank (ET) exploded, the Challenger was ripped away from the ET more or less intact. However, it was out of control and was ripped apart by aerodynamic forces far beyond its strength. The total structural failure occurred in under 1 second.
The strongest part of the American Space Shuttles is the crew compartment. Analysis of the video showed that the crew compartment emerged from the firebal intact and continued on a ballistic track downrange until it fell into the ocean.
Examination of the auxiliary air packs worn by the astronauts showed that they had been turned on. In fact, Commander Scobee's air pack had been activated by Judy Resnick who was sitting behind him. That means that they were alive after the explosion and there is every reason to believe that they lived right up until the crew compartment impacted the ocean. One NASA official used the word "recognizable" to describe the bodies.
My opinion: It's very likely that the bodies were in pretty good shape except for impact injuries.
2006-12-09 02:57:51 · answer #1 · answered by Otis F 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
i guess like bits of barbequed chicken sprinkled from on high...
bit of a morbid question for this time of day on such a sunny morning. But guess we can all ask whatever questions we want.
2006-12-08 21:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by Icarus 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes this is a very serious issue that has never ever been brought up before! I guess they looked like well done Birds Eye beef burgers! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! Or the stuff in the bottom of my chip pan!
2006-12-08 21:17:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Actually i don't believe there was anything left regarding body parts, they were vapourised. With the heat they would be totally incinerated.
2006-12-08 21:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think they were found fairly intact. Not sure, I'm sure the crew compartment was found fairly intact on the sea bed.
2006-12-08 21:17:40 · answer #5 · answered by Jon B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dog food I would think. With bits of spacesuit in.
2006-12-08 21:15:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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not a damn idea, maybe, the same as they did before as they never wentup -or- were murdered b4 leaving
crafty plans tho, craft y
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2006-12-08 21:14:34 · answer #7 · answered by Ed - a brit teaching in S.korea 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not a very pleasant thought. Why would you want to know?
2006-12-08 21:10:25 · answer #8 · answered by ANON 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Incinerated bud, sod all left of them, just atoms in the wind.
2006-12-08 21:26:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
just bits and pices of them was left,show how hard it is to come back down,
2006-12-08 21:09:58 · answer #10 · answered by rocketman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋