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Topic: Space Shuttle's composite arm damaged, to be repaired
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karlitko
Member Posts: 87
From: Czech Republic
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 03-21-2006 02:57 AM
   
The US National Aeronautics and Space Admin. (NASA) has announce that it is forming an investigative board, following an incident that damaged the manipulator arm on the Space Shuttle Discovery. The board was formed following an incident earlier this month, when technicians accidentally bumped the 15.24m (50-ft) long arm with a bridge bucket platform device.Full article: http://www.compositesworld.com/news/cwweekly/2006/March/cw110364 |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 03-21-2006 09:31 PM
...and yesterday there was a 'small' fire in the VAB where two fully fueled shuttle solid rocket boosters were stacked. KSC Director Jim Kennedy stopped work on NASA's three-orbiter shuttle fleet and International Space Station (ISS) components halting shuttle launch preparation at the Kennedy Space Center. more here
How are we going to make it to Mars if we can't even get to the launch pad?
[This message has been edited by Rizz (edited March 21, 2006).] |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-21-2006 11:37 PM
Just to keep our dates straight, the arm damage occurred on March 4 and the fire took place last week, as was the two-hour safety stop-work order at KSC. | |
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