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Re:SpaceX Rocket Struggled to Self-Destruct as It Spun Out o... by elromulous on Sunday April 30, 2023 @03:59AM (#35760518)
Indeed. A gut-wrenching read, the challenger crew survived for longer than was expected:

"...indicating that Smith made the switch changes, presumably in a futile attempt to restore electrical power to the cockpit after the crew cabin detached from the rest of the orbiter."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_dis...

Re:SpaceX Rocket Struggled to Self-Destruct as It Spun Out o... by no_butterscotch on Sunday April 30, 2023 @04:06AM (#35760554)
Interesting!

Potentially up to 2 minutes and 45 seconds!

"Pressurization could have enabled consciousness for the entire fall until impact. The crew cabin hit the ocean surface at 207 mph (333 km/h) approximately two minutes and 45 seconds after breakup. The estimated deceleration was 200 g, far exceeding structural limits of the crew compartment or crew survivability levels. The mid-deck floor had not suffered buckling or tearing, as would result from a rapid decompression, but stowed equipment showed damage consistent with decompression, and debris was embedded between the two forward windows that may have caused a loss of pressure. Impact damage to the crew cabin was severe enough that it could not be determined whether the crew cabin had previously been damaged enough to lose pressurization."