How is the possible repair of actual damage to the Shuttle underbelly more risky than removing filler material sticking out the tile gaps previously?? It seems to me that it was much more risky to remove the filler material when there was no tile damage present. I believe the reasoning was that the filler material could affect the aerodynamics of the Shuttle, but so could a 3" gash in the underbelly.
Man, there is going to be a lot of engineers holding their breathe on this landing...
SPACE CENTER, Houston, Feb. 1 -- The space shuttle Columbia exploded over central Texas on Saturday soon after reentering the atmosphere en route to a landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NBC Dallas affiliate KXAS reported. Video images obtained by KXAS showed the doomed shuttle descending at a severe trajectory and breaking apart as it plummeted to Earth. Officials in Texas dispatched search and rescue teams to the town of Palestine, southwest of Waco, the presumed point of impact.
Does anyone else find this incredibly eerie that it the point of impact is the town of Palestine and there was an Israeli aboard???
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How is the possible repair of actual damage to the Shuttle underbelly more risky than removing filler material sticking out the tile gaps previously?? It seems to me that it was much more risky to remove the filler material when there was no tile damage present. I believe the reasoning was that the filler material could affect the aerodynamics of the Shuttle, but so could a 3" gash in the underbelly.
Man, there is going to be a lot of engineers holding their breathe on this landing...
Anyone know if this affects the 30 second skip hack? I can't imagine it would, and this is all I use...
From MSNBC:
SPACE CENTER, Houston, Feb. 1 -- The space shuttle Columbia exploded over central Texas on Saturday soon after reentering the atmosphere en route to a landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NBC Dallas affiliate KXAS reported. Video images obtained by KXAS showed the doomed shuttle descending at a severe trajectory and breaking apart as it plummeted to Earth. Officials in Texas dispatched search and rescue teams to the town of Palestine, southwest of Waco, the presumed point of impact.
Does anyone else find this incredibly eerie that it the point of impact is the town of Palestine and there was an Israeli aboard???
Solar Wars is a turn-based space strategy game, based in a distant solar system, with up to thirty orbiting planets. Starting with your home world, build up your ships and strategy. Scout out nearby worlds, send fleets of ships to attack or send annihilation bombs. Destroy opponents by setting hidden proximity bombs or pulse bombs. Play in single player mode, with computer opponents, or multiplayer mode, over the Internet. See how fast you can eliminate your opponents and dominate the entire solar system! http://members.bellatlantic.net/~jme69/solarwars.h tm
My son's b-day...a future astronaut.