> -----Original Message----- > From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:03 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Shuttle damage > > > Just so you know - Duct Tape has been a standard and > > demanded tool on EVERY US manned mission. It's > > considered indispensable (and its versatility is at > > least partly responsible for saving the Apollo 13 > > astronauts). > > Guy comes in the room, dumps a box of what appears to be random crap > on the table and says "we need to make this (big square) fit into the > hole for this (big cylinder) using only that (points at the table)". > Iirc duct-tape was an important component in making the scrubber work > so they didn't continue to poison themselves with carbon-dioxide.
Yep. A close friend of mine was an engineer on the Apollo project until either 10 or 11 (he never got to deal with the excitement of 13). He's even got a neat little medallion with a sliver of moon rock in it (it was given to all the participants). What those guys (and these current guys) are doing is amazing on so many levels. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164702 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
