Re: Tank has water entrapped in foam from Katrina

Hang on a moment though, the tanks are on the pad for quite a while, if this
effect were a serious problem, surely someone would have seen it by now?



Also, you need to know where the tanks were and which got really wet.

I was under the impression that the foam was designed not to let water
impregnate it, so it is indeed worrying that this tank has some. Maybe it
was stored in a partially finished state, and nobody checked if water was
hiding within.

Brian

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I have several questions? if katrina got rain in atlkantis tank foam
how about the other tanks? wouldnt entrapped water cause hard to see
ice when the tank is filled? If this launches anyway griffin should be
fired.


Destination Space: Tank Problem
Workers at the Kennedy Space Center just found out that Hurricane
Katrina caused a problem no one was aware of on space shuttle Atlantis'
fuel tank.

The workers were fixing a dent they made on the tank earlier this week,
and noticed beads of water coming out of the tank's foam.

They say it must have gotten in during Hurricane Katrina when the tank
was being processed at its facility in New Orleans.

KSC workers will inspect the problem throughout the weekend to see what
needs to be done.

NASA says it does not appear that it will affect Atlantis's scheduled
launch on August 28 or the possible launch if it's needed as a rescue
shuttle.

Meanwhile, the crew for the Atlantis mission is at the Space Center to
try out the gear they'll use on their flight.

At the same time, space shuttle Discovery's crew is preparing to fly in
for their launch.

They're scheduled to land next Tuesday for their July 1st launch.

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