Re: Kudos to Musgrave

From: Henry Spencer (henry_at_spsystems.net)
Date: 12/19/04

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    In article <20041218145600.09837.00001193@mb-m20.aol.com>,
    MasterShrink <mastershrink@aol.com> wrote:
    >He did say I believe had he still be around, he would have gone up and
    >suggested he could have devised an EVA to inspect the RCC panels easily and
    >would have been willing to fly a rescue mission. However during STS 107, I
    >thought the RCC wasn't the worry, but the tiles under the wing.

    Correct. Everyone assumed the RCC was durable enough to take an impact;
    the concern was with the tiles on the underside.

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