Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Shuttle Damage?
Way cool illustration of the shuttle, via the NYT, of the number of hits its taken over the years:
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Source:
Intense Hunt for Signs of Damage Could Raise Problems of Its Own
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: July 27, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/27/science/space/27damage.html
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THE GREATEST THESIS EVER “Check this shit out (Fig. 1). That’s bonafide, 100%-real data, my friends. I took it myself over the course of two weeks. And this was not a leisurely two weeks, either; I busted my ass day and night in order to p... [Read More]
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THAT IS A MASSIVE NUMBER OF HITS ON THE THERMAL TILES SINCE STS-1 IN 1981! THYE GUYS ON THE GROUND MUST DO A FANTASTIC JOB IN GETTING THE ORBITER READY FOR ITS NEXT FLIGHT, BY REMOVING DAMAGED TILES AND FILLING HOLES IN
Posted by: PHILIP HILL | Nov 11, 2006 10:23:14 AM
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Check out this nifty diagram from the NYT of all of the Shuttle damage locations over the years.... [Read More]
Tracked on Jul 28, 2005 10:09:54 PM