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To: 4FreeSpeach

*sigh*

OK, to the tower holding the lightning rod that is, from this camera angle, hidden behind the rocket.

Happy now?


10 posted on 06/22/2009 3:31:31 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 154 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: null and void

“tower holding the lightning rod”

Ha! Not so quick! ;-) Here’s an article that shows the towers for the lightning cables (one of which is probably in the background of the rocket in this photo).

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Lightning_Protection_For_The_Next_Generation_Spacecraft_999.html


11 posted on 06/22/2009 4:06:25 PM PDT by 4FreeSpeach
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