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Debris is Shuttle's Biggest Threat

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yeah-my-cars-paint-job-has-the-same-problem dept.

Masq666 writes "Tiny rocks, paint flecks and other fragments of junk whizzing around the Earth pose the greatest threat to the shuttles and the astronauts on board, according to the preliminary results of a new NASA risk study. Even coin sized fragments can cause great damage to a shuttle, and the damage can be lethal, if it hits the windows or the heat shield."

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  1. Better to burn out than to fade away by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 4, Funny

    That debris layer is our ablative "alien shield" defense system. Bring 'em on!

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    make install -not war

  2. Easy Solution by ravenspear · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why don't they just raise the shields?

  3. Sounds like a job for... by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mega Maid!

  4. Re:Space Pee by grazzy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thats why your mother told you to not lick on spacerocks.

  5. Threats by northcat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Debris is Shuttle's Biggest Threat

    No, gravity is the shuttle's biggest threat.