https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3078062

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5636794&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4295921",#48356057)

The crew cabin, which was made of reinforced aluminum, separated in one piece from the rest of the orbiter.[15] It then traveled in a ballistic arc, reaching the apogee of 65,000 feet (20 km) approximately 25 seconds after the explosion. At the time of separation, the maximum acceleration is estimated to have been between 12 and 20 times that of gravity (g). Within two seconds it had dropped below 4 g, and within ten seconds the cabin was in free fall. The forces involved at this stage were probably insufficient to cause major injury to the crew.[16]

At least some of the crew were alive and conscious after the breakup, as Personal Egress Air Packs (PEAPs) were activated for Smith[17]: 246  and two unidentified crewmembers, but not for Scobee.[16] The PEAPs were not intended for in-flight use, and the astronauts never trained with them for an in-flight emergency. The location of Smith's activation switch, on the back side of his seat, indicated that either Resnik or Onizuka likely activated it for him. Investigators found their remaining unused air supply consistent with the expected consumption during the post-breakup trajectory.[17]: 245–247 

While analyzing the wreckage, investigators discovered that several electrical system switches on Smith's right-hand panel had been moved from their usual launch positions. The switches had lever locks on top of them that must be pulled out before the switch could be moved. Later tests established that neither the force of the explosion nor the impact with the ocean could have moved them, 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.[17]: 245

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Unlikely. I think one report stated that a oxygen bottle with 5min of time in had used 2.45 min of oxygen which correlated to the free fall time. The ripped out cables and electric wires were dangling behind the module and acted like a stabilizer which prevented the module from spining them into unconsciousness. Its horrific.

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Me: Challenger space shuttle astronauts survived descent, so I'm doing better than them!

Bumble 6: *polite chuckle* Oh!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5636794&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4295921",#48356099)

To have our carefully constructed narratives ripped apart, to face the abyss with nothing but the wind screaming in our ears and the cold embrace of the ocean rushing up to meet us.

A true test of character, wouldn't you say? No time for performance reviews, no need for LinkedIn updates. Just the raw, unfiltered experience of existence, stripped bare by the indifferent hand of fate.

Or, as Boom might put it, "Another successful launch courtesy of ADM. Those fraudfuck$ riggggged the whole system, just to watch us squirm."

And Evan39, ever the aesthete, might lament, "How dare they deny us a more prestigious demise? No champagne supernova, no heroic sacrifice. Just a cold, watery grave."

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