jaylach wrote:
Sorry, got a bit nostalgic...
No need to apologise, even though i don't understand the computer language or maths, it was still a fascinating read
jaylach wrote:
Still this documentary is showing things I still didn't know. I'm just starting the third episode. For one thing I never knew that Russia refused to use the solid fuel boosters considering them too much of a safety issue. This actually makes sense as, once lit, they cannot be shut down no matter what.
Oddly i somehow knew about the Soviet refusal to use boosters but there was a lot more i didn't know... probably because in Europe we were dealing with the radiation fallout from the Chernobyl disaster that happened in April of '86 leading to our news coverage of Challenger dropping out of the 'news'.
As an aside to that, monitoring of radiation levels caused by radiation from Chernobyl only ended in Scotland in 2010 with the last livestock movement restrictions lifted (as far as i can tell) in 2008...:
https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/farmingrural/Agriculture/Livestock/Meat/Sheep/chernobylWhich leads me to another fantastic mini-series, HBO's Chernobyl, it isn't currently on Netflix this side of the pond but if you haven't seen it yet it really is a must-see when you get the chance to watch it, it's equally chilling and historically accurate.