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Space Shuttles Survive Hurricane Frances
maggeth writes "In an update to a previous story, NASA damage assessment teams have begun work at the Kennedy Space Center, which was hit by Hurricane Frances. It appears that there was no damage to any of the space shuttles, according to the first word from NASA. Although more details still are to be released, we know that Frances died down in strength before making landfall, limiting the amount of wind damage."
Reader knix writes, though, that "It looks like NASA did have quite a bit of damage from Hurricane Frances," pointing to an AP story which adds some detail, and noting that besides a knocked over Mercury-Redstone rocket, the massive VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) had 1000 panels missing after the storm hit. According to the AP, "The holes left by the missing panels created 40,000 square feet of 'open window' on two sides of the building."
...Upon the arrival of the next large hurricane citizens should take refuge in the nearest space shuttle.
Another side question - is it possible to fly Space Shuttle easily and safely on earth? Like flying to another state?
Mr. usefool, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone on slashdot is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no karma points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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Some higher being must be really pissed off with Florida.
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Reading the AP article regarding the fallen rocket there is a photo with the caption: "A rocket similar to this was used to launch Alan Shepard on the first unmanned suborbital mission.
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Each of them a unique size and shape, no doubt.
Eric in Seattle
The damn things are designed to go 18,000 miles an hour. If 140mph wind caused problems, I'd want my money back.
"It appears that there was no damage to any of the space shuttles, according to the first word from NASA. " said by the same people who said," don't worry it was just foam"......
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I may be on the left coast, but not the left coast of North America. Plus the left coast of Australia is geologically stable.
If the left coast of the USA gets an earthquake soon, Chicago, Detroit and New York get hit by a massive blizzard, a few tornadoes in the south, can we start to assume that the higher beings hate the US?
If I point out that you are incorrect, making me a foe does not make you any more correct.
The way I understand it, later this week GWBush will personally take credit for the hurricane not destroying the shuttles and reinforcing his vision that everything is going to plan and, heck, we'll be landing on Mars any day now.
(We'd be on Mars now, if the probes real intent, to find oil, had discovered anything, it's truly amazing how fast Halliburton can move when properly informed in advance while potential competitors have to scurry to come up with a plan)
And you blame congress...
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