Shuttle Surface More Vulnerable Than Suspected

Ant writes "The space shuttle's skin is turning out to be even more fragile than NASA engineers thought, its scientists and engineers say. Impact tests and analysis performed as part of the return-to-flight effort show that pieces of insulating foam that weigh less than half an ounce can cause small cracks and damage to the surface coating on the heat-resistant panels on the leading edge of the wing, agency officials said in interviews this week."

Comments

More vulnerable than suspected?

[Pan T. Hose]

Does it have windows?

Re:Public Choice raises its ugly head.

[Bob_Robertson]

I owe NOTHING to others. I carry no debt. Your argument is one of greed and averace for things that others produce that you want. Envy.

Freedom also means that no one is required to trade with me. They choose to buy what I sell, and sell to me what I wish to buy. I neither demand that they give me something just because I want it, nor does anyone (except leaches like you) demand that I give to them merely because they want it.

Rather than deligate the act to others, you try going to people and robbing them like an honest thief. Voting away other peoples money is cowardice in the extreme, because you don't have to soil your hands with the collection.

Bob-

Re:Public Choice raises its ugly head.

[Profane MuthaFucka]

OK, I'll rob you face to face. But I won't fuck you that way, sorry.

Here's what you have to do: pay your taxes. If you have to sell your trailer and whore out your daughters, then do so. But you aren't going to freeload on the rest of us, you lazy motherfucker.