On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 08:25:45 -0500 (EST) Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Roger Oberholtzer wrote: > > On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:26:36 +1000 > > Keith Antoine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Tuesday 04 February 2003 18:03, Roger Oberholtzer wrote: > > > > > > > Given the literal tons of docs that any government project has, you > > > > would think that a plan for what to do if there is a possible tile > > > > damage would already be set out. As such, any prerequisites (space > > > > suites) would be in place. I wonder if any member of the crew was > > > > trained in using a space suit. Perhaps it is not a standard thing. > > > > > > Even had they had the suits in place would they have been told to use > > > them, even if they had would they have still survived, probably not. > > > > Doesn't each shuttle come with an Acme Tile Repair Kit? I guess such > > repairs are more tricky than one would imagine, as each tile is > > specially fitted and no two are the same. Or so I have heard. And > > training each crew on complete shuttle repairs seems less than likely. I > > guess the space station will need a shuttle garage where one can change > > flat tires and all. > > > > All this said, I still think that NASA's record is quite good. I mean, > > these are not production runs on production equipment. > > I dunno, i'd say a 40% failure rate is pretty damn awful. As I see it, it is not 40% failure if you base it on number of flights, which I would argue makes more sense. Depends on your view point. I also seem to recall that the shuttles had a usage duration that has been exceeded. They were to be used for 10 years each, or some number of years, which has since passed. -- +····························+·······························+ · Roger Oberholtzer · E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] · · OPQ Systems AB · WWW: http://www.opq.se/ · · Erik Dahlbergsgatan 41-43 · Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 · · 115 34 Stockholm · Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 · · Sweden · Fax: Int + 46 8 302602 · +····························+·······························+ _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
