From: "Malcolm Carlock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 16:42
> > I was shocked to learn Saturday that NASA had not a mechanism to > adequately > > inspect the exterior of the shuttles for damage before the return to > > earth. The reasons given seem to imply that NASA's ability for EVAs was > > very limited and did not generally include on most flight the possibility > > of such examinations. Further there was no effective ground or ISS-based > > observation method either. > > Weird. I recall when the shuttles first began flying, reading about how the > bottom of at least some the ships (certainly the first) were being examined > for damage remotely, by telescope from the ground. Further, I distinctly > recall reading an article that described, and I believe had one or more > photos of, a tile repair kit for use in space. What happened to all of > these things, I wonder? > > I must admit it also seems very strange that the shuttle couldn't have been > examined while docked to the ISS. > The reports I've read say that the shuttle couldn't dock with the ISS because it didn't have the appropriate docking mechanisms. Ever lovable and always scrappy, kawaii Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out: "Tee hee, Brutus."
