Re: STS51L Accident Questions

From: Pat Flannery (flanner_at_daktel.com)
Date: 03/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:16:49 -0600

Derek Lyons wrote:

>Pat Flannery <flanner@daktel.com> wrote:
>
>
>>No, I got you; I was just saying that bigger areas were going to present
>>a much tougher problem than a missing tile or two.
>>
>>
>
>Reality check; at some point you will reach a point where repair is no
>longer feasible, and a Bad Day is a certainty.
>
>

That's why I liked the reentry capsule back in the cargo bay.
With luck, we'll stay lucky till they are retired...but there will be a
major squawk when the planned day of retirement nears, as a lot of money
is tied up in keeping the Shuttle flying, and a lot of government and
corporate entities will be loathe to lose that income.

Pat

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