CBS News Coverage of the STS-41-D Launch Pad Abort Part 2

From June 26th 1984 Coverage of the Space Shuttle Discovery Aborted 4 Seconds before Liftoff.
ABC News Report of Abort at the end of the Video.


The STS-41-D Crew:

Commander: Henry Hartsfield, Jr.

Pilot: Michael Coats

Mission Specialist 1 : Richard M. Mullane

Mission Specialist 2 :Steven Hawley

Mission Specialist 3: Judith Resnik

Payload Specialist : Charles Walker

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• 1984
• STS-41-D
• Launch
• Pad
• Abort
• Space
• Shuttle
• Discovery

[Dennisthemenace217]

@zellco321 Do you have the live coverage of the STS-51-F Launch Pad Abort? cannot find it. That video might be available to you.

[zellco321]

@Dennisthemenace217 Nope,unfortunately I dont have any TV News Covergae from that abort. But I do of the Launch.

[aidsgunz]

hamboning



[aidsgunz]

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[Dennisthemenace217]

@zellco321 Thanks anyways

[Cellmate412162]

What I can never understand is why didn't the fire suppression system turn on right after the main engines shutted down, like with the other RSLS aborts. Isn't that system automated? Also, when the fire was visible, I'm stunned that the fire detectors detected it too late.