TURN ON YOUR TV's WE LOST ANOTHER SPACE SHUTTLE
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Space is still a largely unexplored and dangerous environment. Unfortunately, progress if often obtained only through the blood, sweat, tears, and sometimes, the lives of those willing to risk those dangers. It will also be unfortunate that there are those religous groups or countries that will try to capitalize on the fact that their was an Israeli astronaut on board.
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Yes, today is a sad day indeed. What really bothers me is that they were using a shuttle that was built in 1979. Their oldest shuttle that NASA has. You'd think they would know better to retire the shuttle after 10-15 years. But I don;t know. Thoughts and prayers to everyone out there. Peace.
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heh, im sorry but this is just too weird... yes, there was an israeli aboard... and the bulk on the debris material fell in PALESTINE, Texas.... comon....
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Originally posted by jwar19
What really bothers me is that they were using a shuttle that was built in 1979. Their oldest shuttle that NASA has. You'd think they would know better to retire the shuttle after 10-15 years.
What really bothers me is that they were using a shuttle that was built in 1979. Their oldest shuttle that NASA has. You'd think they would know better to retire the shuttle after 10-15 years.
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Originally posted by bob94z28
They've totally refurbished all of the sysytems on all of the shuttles within the last five years, so age of the craft porbally had no bearing on what happened.
They've totally refurbished all of the sysytems on all of the shuttles within the last five years, so age of the craft porbally had no bearing on what happened.
As a person who has worked as an aeronautical engineer all of his life, I totally disagree. The number of pressurization cycles an airframe has on it is very important. Metal can only expand and contract so many times before metal fatigue sets it. Case in point, the Alhoha airlines in Hawaii in which the roof peeled back. Cause, metal fatigue from excessive cycles and corrosion.
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Originally posted by bob94z28
They've totally refurbished all of the sysytems on all of the shuttles within the last five years, so age of the craft porbally had no bearing on what happened.
They've totally refurbished all of the sysytems on all of the shuttles within the last five years, so age of the craft porbally had no bearing on what happened.
As a person who has worked as an aeronautical engineer all of his life, I totally disagree. The number of pressurization cycles an airframe has on it is very important. Metal can only expand and contract so many times before metal fatigue sets it. Case in point, the Alhoha airlines in Hawaii in which the roof peeled back. Cause, metal fatigue from excessive cycles and corrosion.
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Originally posted by bob94z28
They've totally refurbished all of the sysytems on all of the shuttles within the last five years, so age of the craft porbally had no bearing on what happened.
They've totally refurbished all of the sysytems on all of the shuttles within the last five years, so age of the craft porbally had no bearing on what happened.
As a person who has worked as an aeronautical engineer all of his life, I totally disagree. The number of pressurization cycles an airframe has on it is very important. Metal can only expand and contract so many times before metal fatigue sets it. Case in point, the Alhoha airlines in Hawaii in which the roof peeled back. Cause, metal fatigue from excessive cycles and corrosion.
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Originally posted by 1fast95Z
As a person who has worked as an aeronautical engineer all of his life, I totally disagree. The number of pressurization cycles an airframe has on it is very important. Metal can only expand and contract so many times before metal fatigue sets it. Case in point, the Alhoha airlines in Hawaii in which the roof peeled back. Cause, metal fatigue from excessive cycles and corrosion.
As a person who has worked as an aeronautical engineer all of his life, I totally disagree. The number of pressurization cycles an airframe has on it is very important. Metal can only expand and contract so many times before metal fatigue sets it. Case in point, the Alhoha airlines in Hawaii in which the roof peeled back. Cause, metal fatigue from excessive cycles and corrosion.
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Originally posted by bob94z28
Granted there will be some metal fatigue and etc. but i think NASA takes a little more care with their shuttles then Alhoa did with a lowly 737 doing island jumps
Granted there will be some metal fatigue and etc. but i think NASA takes a little more care with their shuttles then Alhoa did with a lowly 737 doing island jumps