Re: Apollo infrastructure - was it good for STS?





Neil Gerace wrote:

Hmm, yes there is that. But if you have a bad accident in the VAB or OPF you could lose a lof of other vehicles besides the one being worked on at the time. Less likely though, I suppose.


Remember that Brazilian rocket accident though. They blew up their assembly building when the solid fuel accidentally ignited.
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/brazil_failure_030823.html


Pat
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