Schirra noted later that he "wasn't ready for all the world to hear it", and chose to use the on-board recorder to finesse his way out of giving the answer over the air.
Schirra noted later that he "wasn't ready for all the world to hear it", and chose to use the on-board recorder to avoid saying the answer over the air.
But data from on-board recorders indicate that when the Osprey dropped below 40 knots of forward speed, it was less than 350 feet above the ground.
An electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) is an electronic device attached to a commercial motor vehicle, which is used to record the amount of time a vehicle is being driven.
Two board investigators also said they were continuing to analyze sensor data, some transmitted to the ground during the Columbia's re-entry and some captured by an on-board recorder.
In lieu of a log book, a motor carrier may keep track of a driver's hours using an electronic on-board recorder (EOBR), which automatically records the amount of time spent driving the vehicle.
An electronic on-board recorder can be thought of as an automated electronic log book.
The Highway Administration agreed to consider the on-board recorders only in the face of legislative proposals in Congress.
Electronic on-board recorders (EOBR) can automatically record, among other things, the time the vehicle is in motion or stopped.
In lieu of a log book, a motor carrier may substitute an electronic on-board recorder to record the driver's hours.