Re: More ET foam woes

On 2 Dec 2005 18:27:13 -0800, lifeform1@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>> Ahh thats what breaks off and damages the TPS:(
>An SSTO has no thermal protection system.

Whatever gave you THAT idea??? An SSTO needs a heat-shield, just
like the Shuttle does, just like ANY spacecraft designed to return to
Earth does.

>> Remove the foam the load by ice and cold loss.... Vehicle will never
>> get off the ground:(
>Gee, thanks, I didn't know that. Why even bother launch the insulation?

Because cryogens need to be insulated, or they boil off too
quickly. Foam is WAY lighter than ice, plus ice just can't keep
things cold enough.

>Did your daddy teach you that?

Apparently, his daddy did a better job than yours. ;-)

>I don't want modules, I want foam free cryogenic tanks,
>in order to construct hotel rooms and habitat modules.

NOT possible - cryogens *have* to have insulation to keep them
cool. Habitat modules need insulation too, you know...

Personally, I prefer using non-cryogenic fuels for launch vehicles.

>Since NASA is merely a reflection of the greater dumbing down
>of America, and americans like you, we get what we deserve.

It's not *just* an American affiction - it happens all over the
world. :-(

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