mzs writes "During corrosion inspection on Discovery, technicians noticed
that one of the gears in a rudder actuator had been
<http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994804> installed
backwards. This particular actuator was the top-most of four that control
the air brakes on the tail. As luck turns out, if it had been the
bottom-most actuator, loss of the shuttle and crew would have been nearly
inevitable. Plans are in place to have four spares by the time Shuttle
missions resume next year."
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/23/1644242
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From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:23 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: NASA's 2PM Conference...
Anyone want to guess what the "major" announcement will be today? If they
have already announced water, I figure it is one of two things:
1) 100% confirmation of water (before, wasn't it just 99% sure?)
2) Signs of life (from the past, not current).
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