Maybe it's time to put the old Edsel out to pasture.
1 posted on
07/03/2006 8:37:18 AM PDT by
saganite
To: saganite
I understand they switched from the original foam (which had no problems) to the new foam to conform to EPA standards.
2 posted on
07/03/2006 8:39:52 AM PDT by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: saganite
A little spackle ought to fix 'er right up... /sarc
3 posted on
07/03/2006 8:41:43 AM PDT by
EricT.
(SpecOps needs to paint the NYT building with a targeting laser.)
To: saganite
The inspectors found the crack, which was an eighth of an inch deep, in the foam on a bracket near the top of the external fuel tank. The worst possible kind ... you don't know if it's insignificant or not.
4 posted on
07/03/2006 8:42:16 AM PDT by
r9etb
To: saganite
"Inspectors found a 5-inch-long crack in the foam insulation " duct tape anyone?
5 posted on
07/03/2006 8:42:25 AM PDT by
camle
(Keep your mind open and somebody will fill if full of something for you.)
To: saganite
Time to whip out a gray roll of the Handyman's Secret Weapon.
"Y'all get me a ladder and a roll of duct tape and we'll have that baby flyin in no time."
7 posted on
07/03/2006 8:46:57 AM PDT by
cyclotic
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To: saganite
Would take a 26-year-old vehicle into space? Not me!
It has served its purpose. Time for a new model.
Whadayya think we could get on a trade-in?
11 posted on
07/03/2006 8:59:33 AM PDT by
RexBeach
("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
To: saganite
12 posted on
07/03/2006 9:01:22 AM PDT by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: saganite
Filling and emptying the tank results in expansion and contraction that can cause the foam to separate from the tank.
To: saganite
The simple solution is to go back to the old foam.
Stop dicking around with people's lives.
21 posted on
07/03/2006 9:12:36 AM PDT by
sgtbono2002
(The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
To: saganite
They used to use tiles for the heat sheild didn't they ? This foam seems to be worse than the old system of tiles.
To: saganite
"We don't know if it's a problem or not," Until you can establish that it's not a problem... it's a problem.
26 posted on
07/03/2006 9:46:02 AM PDT by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† | Iran Azadi | SONY: 5yst3m 0wn3d, N0t Y0urs | NYT:Jihadi Journal)
To: saganite
Maybe it's time to put the old Edsel out to pasture.Cancel the mission. Ship it to the Smithsonian.
The risk is not worth the payoff.
28 posted on
07/03/2006 9:50:03 AM PDT by
aculeus
To: saganite
As of 1pm EDT, standing by for NASA Mission Managemnet Briefing.
Let's see what they say.
34 posted on
07/03/2006 10:05:50 AM PDT by
hoagy62
(America: SUPREME!)
To: saganite
Maybe it's time to put the old Edsel out to pasture. You're correct. I hate to say it, but we really need to move on. The shuttle was a tremendous step forward in space flight and the I think that this type craft is better suited to private commercial apps not exploration.
35 posted on
07/03/2006 10:10:20 AM PDT by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: saganite
To: saganite
40 posted on
07/03/2006 10:22:18 AM PDT by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
To: saganite
Let's see, am I surprised by this revelation? Ummmmmmmm, uaaaaaaaaaaaa, let me seeeeeeeeee, nope I'm not even a teensy weensy bit surprised.
50 posted on
07/03/2006 11:53:59 AM PDT by
Frwy
(Eternity without Jesus is a hell-of-a long time.)
To: saganite
Okay, I'll say it: Foam? This is 2006, people. Everything else is designed using "space age technology." Foam? You'd think we would come up with something better than foam...
It sounds like we're getting ready to shave the damned thing.
52 posted on
07/03/2006 12:04:54 PM PDT by
brewcrew
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