Re: Comments from 1998 on shuttle

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Rosing
On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Michael Motyka wrote: > Seems kindof like leaving the spare tire, jack, poncho and duck boots out of your >car to > save weight and space. It's fine except for that one day you get a flat while it's >pouring > freezing rain and there's 3 or 4 inches of slush on the ground. Ov

Re: Comments from 1998 on shuttle

2003-02-04 Thread Michael Motyka
Mike Rosing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : >From: >http://ltp.arc.nasa.gov/space/ask/landing/Black_tiles_falling_off.txt > >"If more than a few were lost from the same area, though, the heat could >get bad enough to cause damage to the aluminum skin. Nobody wants to see >what would happen if the wing

Comments from 1998 on shuttle

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Rosing
From: http://ltp.arc.nasa.gov/space/ask/landing/Black_tiles_falling_off.txt "If more than a few were lost from the same area, though, the heat could get bad enough to cause damage to the aluminum skin. Nobody wants to see what would happen if the wings started to deform like taffy, so the tiles a