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Hurricane Threatens Shuttle Program

Posted by michael on from the nooooooooooooooooooo dept.

evenprime writes "Hurricane Frances may end NASA's space shuttle program. John Logsdon, a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board and the head of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., has said: 'If there were serious damage to one or two of the orbiters or the facilities needed to process and launch the orbiters, I think it would raise a very large question about the continuation of the shuttle program.'"

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  1. Re:Huh? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is supposedly the...

    Worst
    Hurricane
    Ever

    That's why they're worried. They only built their facilities to withstand common hurricanes with less power. e.g. The article states that the shuttle hangar can withstand winds of 110 mph. This hurricane could be a LOT worse.

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