He said an inspection of two of the air packs, including the one belonging to Smith, showed they were three-quarters to seven-eighths empty at the time of impact. Kerwin said air is drawn from the packs on demand, whether the person was conscious or unconscious. The crew section of the shuttle separated (you can see it in the video, its the section that flies. They werent killed during the inflight break up as most think. Its unfortunate 99 of people dont even know how they actually died. Either Onizuka or Resnik, who sat behind Smith, must have switched on his emergency air supply for him, Truly said. Columbia was absolutely terrible but in my opinion the Challenger disaster was far worse for those aboard. Two of the three used packs could not be identified. The unused pack belonged to Scobee, NASA officials said. Salvage teams recovered four air packs at the bottom of the ocean and determined that three of them had been activated. ![]() ![]() Officials said an inspection of the crew cabin wreckage showed that the crew members were strapped into their seats when they hit the ocean. Unlike the other crew members, Scobee and Smith could not have reached their packs without getting up from their seats. The pack only could be activated manually by a crew member. Each crew member had access to a pack that provided about five minutes of breathing air.
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