Adrian Tymes wrote: > > Jerry Durand wrote: > > > I heard about the insulation, too. But, apparently they lost contact > > with the shuttle at 9am right when those power units were turned on. I > > believe they are turned on before the insulation would matter. > > Either way - and call me a demagogue for this if you want - I really > hope that part of our plan, where we make space flight cheap enough that > one can test launch vehicles to high reliability and properly fix things > if they break or get close to wearing out, can come into effect in time > to prevent this kind of thing from happening again. > > _______________________________________________ > ERPS-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
Columbia was old, heavy and long past her retirement age. We have learned a lot since she was built. Seven more stars in the firmament tonight, alas. :-( Aleta _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
