Re: Space shuttle cloak?
"Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sheesh, can't NASA come up with some kind of detachable, desposable cloak or
shield for the shuttle to protect it from frozen "foam" ice from hitting
during launch?
What's it made of, Ken? Is it strong enough that it doesn't turn into
flying shreds itself? Sleek enough that it doesn't mung up the
aerodynamics in the first few minutes, and can be magically "detached
or desposed" shed as the stack goes supersonic and then hypersonic?
Light enough that it doesn't take too big a bite from payload?
You *do* know the masses and forces involved, right? And the range of
properties available in real engineering materials?
Because... sheesh, it would be really silly to wail "can't they come
up with something..?" if you didn't..
.
Relevant Pages
- NASA grows ice for Space Shuttle
... NASA GROWS ICE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE TESTS ... Because debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia's External Tank ... be used in making launch day decisions, ...
(sci.space.shuttle) - Re: NASA Shuttle Explosion On Independence Day Doubtful
... foam insulation covering the shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, ... and NASA managers were deciding Monday whether to call off the ... scheduled Fourth of July launch. ... easy to hit the shuttle if a piece of foam came off. ...
(rec.sport.pro-wrestling) - Re: NASA Shuttle Explosion On Independence Day Doubtful
... foam insulation covering the shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, ... and NASA managers were deciding Monday whether to call off the ... scheduled Fourth of July launch. ... easy to hit the shuttle if a piece of foam came off. ...
(rec.sport.pro-wrestling) - Re: That Interesting Foam Situation
... >> The first thing I noticed about this launch was how much the camera ... >> I am also sure that it is true to say that foam breaking off in this ... To ground the Shuttle fleet over this foam problem is clearly a bad ... NASA can do all the tests that they want. ...
(sci.space.policy) - Re: That Interesting Foam Situation
... > The first thing I noticed about this launch was how much the camera ... > coverage of that foam chunk breaking off. ... I don't think it's NASA that doesn't understand the true risks. ...
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