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NASA Identifies Foam Flaw That Killed Astronauts
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Posted on 08/13/2004 3:36:38 PM PDT by ZGuy
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To: ZGuy
"The damage went undetected during the shuttle's 16-day mission. . . "
I recall that some have said that the damage was observed through telescopes, but was ignored.
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posted on
08/13/2004 4:45:42 PM PDT
by
Unknowing
(Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.)
To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
the use of an inferior product to save a miniscule amount of pollution. I am sure that the shuttle breaking up and burning caused more pollution then the "environment friendly" insulation ever prevented.
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posted on
08/13/2004 4:50:21 PM PDT
by
SC Swamp Fox
(Aim small, miss small.)
To: elbucko
Honor the dead astronauts - Slap a Greenie!
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posted on
08/13/2004 4:51:55 PM PDT
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon liberty, it is essential to examine principles - -)
To: bonesmccoy; XBob; John Jamieson; Budge
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posted on
08/13/2004 5:03:35 PM PDT
by
Thud
To: leadpenny; winodog
Ping in case you haven't seen this one.
Brings back some bad memories.
To: skinkinthegrass
They used the new EPA Approved insulation....so go back to the old (more resistant) insulation and save time/$$$$/lives. To hell w/ the political correctness of the insulation.Funny, I didn't read that in the report. Foam from the same location broke off on several launches before the change to CFC free foam.
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posted on
08/13/2004 5:16:03 PM PDT
by
Doe Eyes
To: ken in texas
Brings back some bad memoriesI was in a control room monitoring the Challenger launch. For the Columbia, I was at home.
To: RadioAstronomer
the technology he used is not scalable to orbit Sure it is. Scale up the $30 million to $1.5 billion and there you are!
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posted on
08/13/2004 5:18:09 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and establish property rights)
To: ZGuy
† † † † † † †
God rest their souls.
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posted on
08/13/2004 5:18:41 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Words from sKerry or Actions from President Bush? You decide.)
To: Doe Eyes
I thought they switched adhesives, to a more "environmentally friendly" one.
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posted on
08/13/2004 5:21:01 PM PDT
by
MonroeDNA
(Hillary was in charge of the FBI files, which went into a data base: WHoDB. Genious hackers, expose)
To: RightWhale
Add about 10 more billion and you got it. :-)
To: RadioAstronomer
The amateurs will have trouble beating NASA's costs to orbit or anywhere beyond. For their manned sounding rocket mission they can because NASA has neglected that niche.
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posted on
08/13/2004 5:30:10 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and establish property rights)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
08/13/2004 5:31:33 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(If I had known I would live this long I would have taken better care of myself...)
To: RightWhale
The amateurs will have trouble beating NASA's costs to orbit or anywhere beyond. For their manned sounding rocket mission they can because NASA has neglected that niche.Also for all of those NASA bashers out there, the amateurs have access to billions of dollars worth of data, engineering, and technology that came out of NASA.
To: RadioAstronomer
I was in a control room monitoring the Challenger launch...I can't imagine the agony and dread you felt while watching that.
To: RadioAstronomer
We do, tons of materials science research has been done. Just the studies of how to weld exotic metals is a good start. Even with that, it will still cost serious $ to build and operate an amateur orbital mission.
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posted on
08/13/2004 5:53:15 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and establish property rights)
To: tubebender
Thanks, I seen this earlier.
What a shame. What a damn shame.
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posted on
08/13/2004 5:53:58 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi .. Proud member of the FR Special Ops manuremovers crew .. moving manure&opinion since '96)
To: ken in texas
I can't imagine the agony and dread you felt while watching that.I appreciate the thought. Thank you! It was more like disbelief at first. Then I got to see it over and over on the TV for days. I still get a little sick to my stomach every time I see that footage.
To: RightWhale
To: JeffersonRepublic.com
"...Maybe Burt Rutan will help them. "Burt couldn't spend enough money solving the problem, so, it isn't going to happen.
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posted on
08/13/2004 6:02:50 PM PDT
by
Leisler
(Kerry, release your Department of Defense SF 180)
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