Re: More info on on orbit repairs?

From: Bill the Cat (bill_at_the.cat)
Date: 12/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:06:45 -0600

"Brian Gaff" <Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in
news:NIEyd.5816$Ar5.4413@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk:

> It seems to have gone very quiet of late on what ideas and techniques
> might be tried on the return to flight flight.

Quiet? Spaceflight Now just published a huge report on the subject:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts114/

And NASA updated their return-to-flight status document just three weeks
ago:

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/102181main_RTF_imp_3.0.pdf

> Exactly how is the rcc substance made in the first place? Could there
> be some kind of small scale production of a kind ofcut to fit the
> hole, pice if the same happens again?

Nope, RCC manufacturing is a fairly elaborate process that requires lots of
lead time. Completely unsuitable for in-orbit repair.