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No shuttle flights for a year?
MSNBC ^
| Sept. 7, 2005
| James Oberg
Posted on 09/07/2005 12:42:24 PM PDT by anymouse
NASA memo warns impact of Katrina, tank problems could be long lasting
As NASA continues to assess the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the future of the shuttle program, at least one official is warning it could take up to a year before the next flight takes off.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Technical; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: et; externaltank; hurricane; katrina; michoud; nasa; neworleans; shuttle; space
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If NASA didn't have enough problems already.
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:42:30 PM PDT
by
anymouse
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:43:24 PM PDT
by
anymouse
To: anymouse
Dump the 30-year old boondoggle...
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:43:33 PM PDT
by
dakine
To: anymouse
What am I missing... How did Katrina affect the shuttle program?
To: Pirogue Captain
I think parts of the main engine is assembled around NO
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:46:49 PM PDT
by
snuffy smiff
("the theory of Communism may be summed up in a single sentence:abolition of private property"-K.Marx)
To: Pirogue Captain
The pre-Katrina hope was for a new shuttle flight in March 2006, but after NASA’s Michoud facility in New Orleans was hit during the hurricane, analysts expected that mission to slip into May. That now may turn out to be overly optimistic
;)
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:47:02 PM PDT
by
tfecw
(It's for the children)
To: Pirogue Captain
The external tank is manufactured by Lockheed just outside New Orleans.
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:47:04 PM PDT
by
geralde
To: snuffy smiff
make that I _think_... somebody know for sure?
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:47:27 PM PDT
by
snuffy smiff
("the theory of Communism may be summed up in a single sentence:abolition of private property"-K.Marx)
To: snuffy smiff
make that I _think_... somebody know for sure?
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:47:28 PM PDT
by
snuffy smiff
("the theory of Communism may be summed up in a single sentence:abolition of private property"-K.Marx)
To: anymouse
The 'eggs in one basket' strategy pays off.
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:49:12 PM PDT
by
atomicpossum
(Replies should be as pedantic as possible. I love that so much.)
To: geralde
thanks, couldn't recall if it was the engines or the tank
and sorry y'all for all the extra posts
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:49:44 PM PDT
by
snuffy smiff
("the theory of Communism may be summed up in a single sentence:abolition of private property"-K.Marx)
To: Pirogue Captain
The external tank manufacturing facility run by Lockheed Martin is in Michoud, LA (just outside of NO).
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:49:45 PM PDT
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: Pirogue Captain
The External Tank is built at the Michoud Assembly Plant in New Orleans and the Shuttles main engines are tested at the Stennis Test Facility near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
To: Pirogue Captain
How did Katrina affect the shuttle program? Damage to the tank facility in NO was surprisingly light.
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posted on
09/07/2005 12:52:05 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(We in heep dip trubble)
To: anymouse
Let the russians deliver the groceries and pick up the trash.
Comment #16 Removed by Moderator
To: anymouse
Only a year? Why not a decade? Why not junk the entire concept of space welfare?
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posted on
09/07/2005 1:05:39 PM PDT
by
petertare
(!)
To: anymouse
OH, Jeez, not this shi_ again.
To: Jake The Goose
They will still send us the bill.
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posted on
09/07/2005 1:15:26 PM PDT
by
Babsig
(www.genesysitsolutions.com)
To: Jake The Goose
Let the russians deliver the groceries and pick up the trash.No need to pick up the trash. This from the news today; MOSCOW - The crew aboard the international space station put out the garbage Wednesday, loading a Russian cargo ship with more than a ton of trash and jettisoning the spacecraft, which fell into the Pacific Ocean, officials said.
Where's the greenies protesting this?
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posted on
09/07/2005 1:41:41 PM PDT
by
taxesareforever
(Government is running amuck)
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