Re: Nasa's incompetance
- From: Ian Stirling <root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 10 Aug 2005 23:24:09 GMT
Steve W. <Dugdug56@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> "Ian Stirling" <root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> satchguy <satchguy.1tjnln@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> > Vibrations during launch of the shuttle caused the gap fillers to
>> > protrude outward from between the tiles.
>> >
>> > Why the hell weren't these gap fillers adhesed into the area between
>> > the tiles? The gap fillers were removed with disturbing ease while
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>> I took the red colouration on the top bit to be adhesive.
>
> I wonder if the reason they come out so easily in space is due to the
> lack of pressure exerted on the exterior of the shuttle. With the
> interior pressurized and a vacuum outside how much does the shuttle grow
> and allow the tiles move apart when it happens? I wondered about that
As I understand it, basically not.
The tiles are glued to an aluminium backplate, which is not I believe
the final pressure barrier on the shuttle, so behind it is vacuum too, so
no net force.
I think that the tile spacers in question were not next to the pressurised
bit of the shuttle anyway.
As I understand it, pretty much only the cabin, which is in the front
of the craft is pressurised.
The payload bay, wings, and the fuselage is not.
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