Possible SRB seal breach during Discovery's ascent???!!!

[joefabulouz]

Has anyone closely reviewed the WB-57 Chase Plane Video of Discovery's ascent? It appears to me that starting somewhere around 1:46 into the vid (1:31 into the flight) there looks like a flickering plume coming from one of the joints of the left SRB, similar to what appeared just before Challenger exploded. (Actually, it looks like a small glow in that area appears around 1:30 in the vid.) It's quite evident that there is vapor activity between the SRB's at the rear of the external tank, ABOVE the nozzles, which eventually disappears around 1:57 in the vid.<br /><br />Take a look and let me know what you think. If this has already been discussed, I apologize...I'm new here and haven't reviewed past postings.<br /><br />http://wm.nasa-global.speedera.net/wm.nasa-global/RTF/WB57.wmv<br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/multimedia/RTF_videos_search_agent_archive_1.html

 

[joefabulouz]

OK...found this topic in another thread...all apologies again.

 

[hurricane4911]

Yep. It's there alright!<br /><br />Can you post the link to the established thread?

 

[najab]

I can't remember which thread it was in, but the phenomenon is nothing more than plume recirculation. It happens on every launch of just about every launch vehicle.

 

[frodo1008]

My God, the next thing we will here is that the Discovery actually never made it to orbit! It blew up!!<br /><br />When will the hysteria end?

 

[earth_bound_misfit]

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[spacefire]

one thing 4 sure: a lot of people are going to be watching Discovery's return live! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>http://asteroid-invasion.blogspot.com</p><p>http://www.solvengineer.com/asteroid-invasion.html </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[planet_z]

I watched the NASA feed today while I was at work and they looked anything but scrambled. With a sub headline like that you'd think they were running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

 

[earth_bound_misfit]

Thats seems to be the vibe that acticle is trying to give off, I feel. Nasa and co seems to be keeping very cool headed about everything, which is good, it's not good running around like a chicken with its head cut off <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------- </p><p>Wanna see this site looking like the old SDC uplink?</p><p>Go here to see how: <strong>SDC Eye saver </strong>  </p> </div>