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Offline MicroPsycho

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on: July 28, 2005, 01:12:47 pm
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-shuttle28jul28,0,2262872.story?coll=la-tot-promo

seriously, what the ****? They're all just a bunch of pussies. If the this launch fails, the space program is done, if it succeeds the space program is still over. I'm sure stuff fell from the shuttles all the time, they just havn't noticed before because they havn't had 100 cameras filming the launches.
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Reply #1 on: July 28, 2005, 01:18:58 pm
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Reply #2 on: July 28, 2005, 01:22:33 pm
Um, yeah, stuff falls from launches. That's inevitible. Stuff doesn't always punch large, or at least, probable holes in critical components of the shuttle (such as it's heat shield) however.

With the Columbia 'sploding, losing the shuttle and the entire crew, it stands to reason why NASA is being so cautious this time around.
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Reply #3 on: July 28, 2005, 04:06:23 pm
Very true.  NASA's playing with human lives every time a shuttle launches, and after Columbia, they've realized just how fragile those heat shield tiles are.  I'd much rather have them wait a few more months after Discovery comes home and get everything as safe as possible than push another launch and end up with another catastrophe.
 

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Reply #4 on: July 28, 2005, 04:45:48 pm
I think it's because they're running out of actual shuttles. They've only got three left, unless they want to try and get the Enterprise space-worthy .... :nervous:
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Reply #5 on: July 28, 2005, 05:10:20 pm
They're over 20 years old - we need a new design.
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Reply #6 on: July 28, 2005, 05:24:32 pm
I think recent events will get you your wish, especially if there are further complications - But I imagine it will cost a bomb, and take years to do...
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Reply #7 on: July 28, 2005, 05:28:48 pm
You won't get it.. Bush is a cheapskate.
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Reply #8 on: July 28, 2005, 06:10:18 pm
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They're over 20 years old - we need a new design.


They're nearing 40 years old.  Designed and built in the 70's, using technology of the 60's.
 

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Reply #9 on: July 28, 2005, 06:39:51 pm
tell me why the **** do they cover the fuel tank in fragile foam in the first place? they need to retrofit the shuttle with hybrid rocket engines. wich are safer and use a far less volitile fuel. LOX/LH engines are so 50's :D

or they could be smart and shrinkwrap the damn thing. a graphite/epoxy layer shouldnt hurt weight much.
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Reply #10 on: July 28, 2005, 06:57:26 pm
I suspect it's cause the fuel tank is full of LOX/LH and if you didn't insulate it you'd lose all the fule/cause an explosion before you could actually launch the shuttle.
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Reply #11 on: July 28, 2005, 07:39:24 pm
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If we tell him Muslims are in space we'll get a new shuttle ;)
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Reply #12 on: July 28, 2005, 07:49:53 pm
The Chinese will be kicking NASA's ass in a couple of decades if they don't pull their finger out. If that doesn't scare George then nothing will...
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Reply #13 on: July 28, 2005, 07:50:58 pm
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tell me why the **** do they cover the fuel tank in fragile foam in the first place? they need to retrofit the shuttle with hybrid rocket engines. wich are safer and use a far less volitile fuel. LOX/LH engines are so 50's :D

or they could be smart and shrinkwrap the damn thing. a graphite/epoxy layer shouldnt hurt weight much.


The shuttle keeps losing the foam actually because the "glue" they use to hold it in place was downgraded due to complaints from environmental groups. The original stuff was much better.
 

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Reply #14 on: July 28, 2005, 08:09:37 pm
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tell me why the **** do they cover the fuel tank in fragile foam in the first place? they need to retrofit the shuttle with hybrid rocket engines. wich are safer and use a far less volitile fuel. LOX/LH engines are so 50's :D

or they could be smart and shrinkwrap the damn thing. a graphite/epoxy layer shouldnt hurt weight much.



The foam is for insulation. I just say scrap the damn shuttle already. The Russians were smart and scrapped their shuttle a long time ago.
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Reply #15 on: July 28, 2005, 08:36:01 pm
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If we tell him Muslims are in space we'll get a new shuttle ;)


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Reply #16 on: July 28, 2005, 08:45:56 pm
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Reply #17 on: July 28, 2005, 10:37:21 pm
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Reply #18 on: July 28, 2005, 10:39:22 pm
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Reply #19 on: July 28, 2005, 10:40:41 pm
that is the one big problem, but I think a destributed array of tethers (in addition to moveing the individual tethers to avoid impact as much as posable, and dunow maybe lasers) could solve this problem
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