Re: Comments from 1998 on shuttle

2003-02-04 Thread Michael Motyka
Mike Rosing [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : From: http://ltp.arc.nasa.gov/space/ask/landing/Black_tiles_falling_off.txt If more than a few were lost from the same area, though, the heat could get bad enough to cause damage to the aluminum skin. Nobody wants to see what would happen if the wings

Re: Comments from 1998 on shuttle

2003-02-04 Thread Mike Rosing
On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Michael Motyka wrote: Seems kindof like leaving the spare tire, jack, poncho and duck boots out of your car to save weight and space. It's fine except for that one day you get a flat while it's pouring freezing rain and there's 3 or 4 inches of slush on the ground.