Pray that it isn't too bad.
1 posted on
05/12/2009 11:58:19 AM PDT by
Pyro7480
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To: Nick Danger
2 posted on
05/12/2009 12:02:59 PM PDT by
null and void
(We are now in day 113 of our national holiday from reality.)
To: Pyro7480
Traffic congestion. They scratch you and never stop or leave a note.
3 posted on
05/12/2009 12:04:56 PM PDT by
nufsed
(Release the birth certificate, school and passport records.)
To: Pyro7480
4 posted on
05/12/2009 12:05:16 PM PDT by
John W
To: Pyro7480
they have a couple patch options available, haven’t gotten to use any yet on a mission.
any pics yet? curious the location and depth and breadth of knicks or gouges.
5 posted on
05/12/2009 12:10:04 PM PDT by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: Pyro7480
t could be related to debris that came off the fuel tank almost two minutes after liftoffWonder if it was environmentally friendly material that peeled off. Serious white knuckle re-entry for the astronauts ahead.
6 posted on
05/12/2009 12:11:06 PM PDT by
Minn
(Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
To: Pyro7480
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ Minor tile damage found during Atlantis inspections
Engineers at the Johnson Space Center are evaluating a small area of tile damage on the forward part of the shuttle Atlantis' right wing where it joins the ship's fuselage. The nicked tiles, apparently damaged during launch by a debris impact around 106 seconds after liftoff, were spotted during an ongoing heat shield inspection by the Atlantis astronauts.
at first glance.. It's just a flesh wound, they probably won't need to even patch.. jmho. :-)
7 posted on
05/12/2009 12:21:32 PM PDT by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: Pyro7480
I think driving without lug nuts is safer than flying in the Shuttle. I can’t believe we keep sending them up knowing the tile problem is so acute.
8 posted on
05/12/2009 12:22:14 PM PDT by
FreepShop1
(www.FreepShop.com)
To: Pyro7480
Describing them as “nicks” seems to suggest that they aren’t very deep or wide. As opposed to say, “gouges” or something else. Hopefully it doesn’t present a problem.
9 posted on
05/12/2009 12:23:03 PM PDT by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Pyro7480
result of launch debris.... Well, maybe it could be "hangar rash". Known to happen in many an aircraft hangar !
10 posted on
05/12/2009 12:24:44 PM PDT by
C210N
(A patriot for a Conservative Renaissance!)
To: Pyro7480
I’m surprised they’re able to avoid all of the space junk that’s up there now once they’re in orbit.
11 posted on
05/12/2009 12:26:27 PM PDT by
hugorand
To: Pyro7480
I guess it would be kind of cool to see Endeavor go to the rescue, but I guess that would mean that they would have to abandon Atlantis in orbit.
But what do they do if Endeavor has tile damage when it gets up there? Send up Discovery?
14 posted on
05/12/2009 12:34:41 PM PDT by
txroadkill
(#12 in 2012 Baby!)
To: Pyro7480
NASA says the damage does not appear to be serious, but more analysis is needed.
Deja vu2
16 posted on
05/12/2009 12:37:54 PM PDT by
DoughtyOne
(Pres__ent Obama's own grandmother says he was born in Kenya. She was there.)
To: Pyro7480
"It's safety first, as ever," said NASA spokesman William Jeffs at Houston's Johnson Space Center in Texas.
Groan...
20 posted on
05/12/2009 12:45:20 PM PDT by
DoughtyOne
(Pres__ent Obama's own grandmother says he was born in Kenya. She was there.)
To: Pyro7480
Not bad at all. Next is the exciting launch of the Herschel and the Planck Space Observatories on Thursday.
49 posted on
05/12/2009 2:37:37 PM PDT by
BlueStateBlues
(Blue State business, Red State heart. . . . .Palin 2012----can't come soon enough!)
To: Pyro7480
Not sure if this is a current picture or a file photo. Click to see full-size.
52 posted on
05/12/2009 2:54:55 PM PDT by
LayoutGuru2
(Know the difference between honoring diversity and honoring perversity? No? You must be a liberal!)
To: Pyro7480
“debris coming off the fuel tanks” is due to NASA using the worthless Sierra Club approved insulation on the outside, instead of the old allegedly environmentally-unfriendly insulation they used to use, that worked and stayed put.
To: Pyro7480
The space shuttle: Designed by the government, built by the lowest bidder. ;)
56 posted on
05/12/2009 3:40:33 PM PDT by
Perdogg
(0bama - America's Elegabalus and Commodus combined)
To: Pyro7480
60 posted on
05/12/2009 3:46:48 PM PDT by
hattend
(Sarah Palin has run a fishing business, a city, and a state. All Obama has done is run his mouth.)
To: Pyro7480
Columbia had an outright hole in the leading edge of the wing. This looks more like “normal” nicks and dings.
62 posted on
05/12/2009 3:54:44 PM PDT by
Aglooka
(Posting from New Hampshachusetts (Formerly New Hampshire))
To: Pyro7480
"Mission Control says it could be related to debris that came off the fuel tank almost two minutes after liftoff. " Bet that debris is from the Politically-Correct structurally-deficient insulation on the tank.
70 posted on
05/12/2009 5:47:36 PM PDT by
sionnsar
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