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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 08:38 PM Original message |
Debris Strikes Endeavour During Liftoff |
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callous taoboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Ah nuts. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Oh no |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. This is not good at all. |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. MAybe not.... |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. the problems are several |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 06:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Since you are so well versed in these designs aspects |
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RantinRavin (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. It happens on every launch |
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scubadude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That post was wrong, |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 06:16 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. This is what traumatized your wife? |
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scubadude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 07:25 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I don't know you, but your comment is indicative of a wise ass at least. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 08:15 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. +1 |
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scubadude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. She called me up, and I could tell she was shaking. |
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Mr. Sparkle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. It could be just ice, we will have to wait and see what the inspection turns up. n/t |
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scubadude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. "Just Ice" caused the Columbia disaster. Ice travelling at |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 06:27 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Foam flew off the main tank and tore chunks out of the wing. Not "ice". |
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scubadude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 07:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Yes, foam to prevent ice from forming, oops!! |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. of coarse ice would be worse than the foam. but foam is supposed to be there. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. Jeezus H. Christ when are they going to retire the shuttles |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. I hate it every time they go up. n/t |
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ManiacJoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 01:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
29. As soon as they have a replacement would be my guess. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. Everyone cross your fingers there was no damage. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-15-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. I watched it and saw several pieces of debris fly by. I didn't see any strikes. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Ooops wrong forum self delete |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 06:10 AM Response to Original message |
15. Damage Eyed as Shuttle Heads Toward Space Station |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 06:10 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Why are we the debris launchers? We used to be perfect. What has happened? |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 06:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Chunks of ice break off the fuel tank and hit the shuttle during launch. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 07:35 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. What I would think is that they would have put the foam insulation |
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scubadude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 12:30 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Imagine chunks of foam clogging the LOX pumps. |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
23. bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
28. On the bright side, I'm not hearing that Endeavor was seriously damaged. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. People are going to assume every single launch is fatally injured from now on |
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