To: Mo1
NASA had a system they tried out (caulking gun), but there was a reduction in the safety margins of the tiles. Still, it might have mitigated the major problems. Colombia would have gotten down, but they'd still have had to scrap the orbiter.
204 posted on
02/03/2003 7:22:11 AM PST by
hchutch
("Last suckers crossed, Syndicate shot'em up" - Ice-T, "I'm Your Pusher")
To: hchutch
NASA had a system they tried out (caulking gun), but there was a reduction in the safety margins of the tiles, I haven't heard of this .. but there is still the problem of going out into space to fix the problem
It is my understanding this was not possible on the Columnia
239 posted on
02/03/2003 7:35:42 AM PST by
Mo1
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