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For the first time since the space shuttle Challenger accident, these four web strips introduce hundreds of film and video frames from the 51-L fireball. In the sequences on the first three strips, all frames have been synchronized; but due to a difference in frame rate, the first two sequences on this final strip could only be synchronized every tenth of a second. Using NASA optics, this strip presents three two-at-a-time combinations: (1) a combined end view from film camera E203 and metric video camera M3 (both west), (2) a side view from film camera E206 at Melbourne Beach (south), and (3) a slant side view from film camera E207 at Playalinda Beach (north).
The frame rate for the north/south cameras is 40 f/s, while the two west cameras have a frame rate of 30 f/s. The footage was obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The aerial photo
Fireball Exit
is useful for a 'top view' reference. This strip's first combination begins below. (Four of the E206 frames are lighter in color because they were projected from the original FOIA film in 1987, for a backup. All the others were photo-processed in 2008, from the same film.)
Kennedy Space Center (West) vs Melbourne Beach (South)
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An aft fire is apparent in the left frame above, on the hydrogen tank's north side.
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NASA's "sudden cloud" appears in the left frame above, on the hydrogen tank's north side.
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The first indication of NASA's "midbody flash" can be found in the frames above.
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A precursor to the left-forward LOX flash (south) is prominent on the right above.
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Directly above, in the surprising color frame on the left, the powerful evidential
contrast between south and north has never been publicly illustrated, addressed, or explained by NASA. Compare the frames above with this synchronized
E216 Frame, also
from a film camera to the west.
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The booster-crossing sequence begins above. It renders
invalid the "veering" alleged by NASA.
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Any "right-aft burnthrough" should appear in the frame on
the left above, as well as in frames on the left below. This NASA-alleged "plume" should be
shooting upward, but such is not the case.
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On the right above, the left booster pivots
to the north (along with its now diminished, formerly south-side LOX sphere), while the right
booster pivots south (each in its own ball-joint socket).
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Kennedy Space Center (Northwest) vs Melbourne Beach (South)
This page continues with the next segment combination, as described by the heading below.
Playalinda Beach (North) vs Kennedy Space Center (West)
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Above, the first indication of NASA's "midbody flash" appears in the frame on the right.
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The first indication of a LOX flash is seen above on the left, near the left-forward attach (south).
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The next indication of a LOX flash is seen above on the right, near the left-forward attach (south).
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Above, in the puzzling color frame shown on the right, the obvious evidential contrast between south and north has never been publicly illustrated, addressed, or explained by NASA. Surely the exixtence of any "blowtorch plume" should be manifest in at least one of the above frames. Compare them with this synchronized
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from a film camera to the west.
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The booster-crossing sequence begins on the above right. From
that view alone, one gets a bit of 3-D perception. NASA's "right-aft burnthrough" is missing. There
is no sign of an upward "plume."
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From only the frames above/below to the left, the
booster paths are unclear. During synchronous comparison, however, the color and the
more northern look angle do assist 3-D perception.
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Notice that both frames above indicate a protuberance
emerging from the south.
Playalinda Beach (Northwest) vs Kennedy Space Center (West)
This page concludes with the final segment combination, as described by the heading below.
Playalinda Beach (Northwest) vs Melbourne Beach (South)
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NASA's "sudden cloud" is apparent in the frames above, on the hydrogen tank's north side.
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Above, the first solid indication of NASA's "midbody flash" appears in the frame on the right.
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A precursor to the left-forward LOX flash (south) becomes obvious in the frames above.
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The precursor to the left-forward LOX flash (south) is more prominent in the frames above.
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Compare the above frames with this
synchronized
E216 Frame,
from a film camera to the west.
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The sequential 3-D progression of the booster crossing begins with the frames above.
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Above and below, the LOX sphere does not "veer" to the south, in the "conformed trajectory" NASA hypothesized for the orbiter and the left SRB. The LOX sphere remains at an
apex -- on the left-SRB side of the thrust beam between the two nosed-in but differently tilted boosters.
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In the frames above, the left booster has pivoted to
the north, its LOX sphere diminishing. As one can soon determine, the right booster
swivels to the south, while the left booster (with its LOX sphere) swivels to the north.
(They both leave their ball-joint sockets to complete the crossing.)
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The left booster continues to the north in the above
frames, along with its formerly south-side LOX sphere. The right booster continues to
the south. Notice that the LOX sphere has begun to fade.
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Above and below, we see evidence that the LOX sphere has
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Playalinda Beach (Northwest) vs Melbourne Beach (South)
NASA has questionably but steadfastly alleged that Challenger's solid rocket boosters "veered" within the fireball. These web strips finally fill in the blanks left by the Rogers Commission. They credibly replace the O-ring myth with vital evidence that the boosters actually crossed the plane of the orbiter's tail prior to fireball exit. Together, these four strips conclusively disprove the established underpinning that has permitted the government dogma called the Challenger accident.
NASA Photo Team Presentation
Presidential Commission Hearing (3/21/1986)
Finally, frames from northern film camera E207 appear on the left above, while frames from southern film camera E204 appear on the right. NASA presented these comparisons to the Rogers Commission. C-Span videotaped them, in a hearing on March 21, 1986. These comparisons appear nowhere in the Commission's official report. That report states that camera E204 ran at 45 frames/second, so the above frames could not have been sychronized precisely. It is worth noting that the Photo Team did not continue this particular frame-comparison sequence that day.
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