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To: null and void

“Eh? What’s up with the wire stays?”

I think they are to protect the launch pad and rocket from lightning. Theoretically, the wires protect the equipment below then in a 45 degree cone. They are probably slightly offset from the pad to provide clearance.


5 posted on 06/22/2009 8:35:52 AM PDT by 4FreeSpeach
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To: 4FreeSpeach

Ah. That makes sense. The camera angle makes it look like they are tied to the rocket, not a lightning rod directly behind it.


6 posted on 06/22/2009 8:42:07 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 154 of our national holiday from reality.)
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