Atlas V Damaged by Hurricane Wilma

The Atlas V standing in the SLC 41 VIF (I think this
is AV-010) was damaged - but apparently only slightly
- by Hurricane Wilma. The VIF door failed at much
lower wind loadings than it was designed to withstand.

Here's the story.

"http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2005-10-28T183101Z_01_SCH865244_RTRUKOC_0_US-SPACE-PLUTO-WILMA.xml";

- Ed Kyle

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