Re: Has Discovery been doomed by a bird strike?

In article <1122461977.353448.215970@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
testing_h@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4719847.stm
>
> This isn't good. Have they considered how much damage a bird could do
> if it hit in a vulnerable spot on the airframe during launch?
>
> Lets hope that if there is damage, it is noticed during the tile
> inspection and can be repaired with the onboard toolkits.
>
> -A
>

Unless there are new pictures somewhere the I haven't seen yet, that
bird splatted on the nose of the external fuel tank - Which doesn't have
tiles and suchlike stuff, since it falls off and lands in the ocean
before getting high enough to experience the heat of re-entry.

In other words: "They hit a bird on the way up. Big fat hairy deal."

--
Don Bruder - dakidd@xxxxxxxxx - New Email policy in effect as of Feb. 21, 2004.
Short form: I'm trashing EVERY E-mail that doesn't contain a password in the
subject unless it comes from a "whitelisted" (pre-approved by me) address.
See <http://www.sonic.net/~dakidd/main/contact.html> for full details.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Has Discovery been doomed by a bird strike?
    ... Have they considered how much damage a bird could do ... The ET does experience *some* re-entry heating, ... 'thrown away' so it doesn't need 'tiles' to survive re-entry. ...
    (sci.electronics.misc)
  • Re: OT, but you guys might know about shotguns.
    ... most of the blast that hit him] hit him in the chest." ... But it sounds like the gun was pointed right at him. ... The fact that he was struck by a direct shot is the classic definition ... Which is easier than saying "One of the bird ...
    (alt.home.repair)
  • Re: Dont bag a Republican; theyre too hard to clean
    ... If he could hit somebody, ... If you follow the basic safety rules this doesn't happen. ... You don't pull the trigger unless you have a bead on a bird, ... The decision to shoot is yours and yours alone. ...
    (rec.martial-arts)
  • Re: Over Half Of All Fatalities Occur On Rural Roads
    ... was some heavy braking, steering, and a little tyre squeal as I ... if I had hit the bird I could have been facing some big ... They also aren't as stupid as you are, ... You would not have hit it. ...
    (uk.rec.driving)
  • Re: Has Discovery been doomed by a bird strike?
    ... Have they considered how much damage a bird could do ... You have to realize, tho, that the thickness of the fuel tanks and ... tanks because that saves a lot of weight, ...
    (sci.electronics.misc)