Re: NASA Targets June Launch for Space Shuttle Atlantis

Derek Lyons wrote:

Craig Fink <WeBeGood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Derek Lyons wrote:

Craig Fink <WeBeGood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Titanium Tanks make it to the Earth's surface all the time, with no heat
shield.

No _formal_ heat shield, no. But in reality they are at least partly
shielded by the structure they reside within for the early portions of
reentry.

Rolling the tank would be like a _formal_ heat shield. The hot spot on the
tank soon finds itself in the coolest spot radiating the heat, then back
to the hot spot.

ROTFLMAO.

lol, what's it called? I guess the BBQ heat shield, roast evenly until done
(down). Don't stop, or rotate too slowly, you'll burn one side.
.

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