Photos of the July 7 Shuttle foam impact test

[Rusty Barton]

Photos of the July 7 Shuttle foam impact test can
be found at the following URLs:

http://www.khou.com/

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3rp.html&e=7&ncid=
480

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3wk.html&e=4&ncid=
480

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3vm.html&e=6&ncid=
480

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3sl.html&e=8&ncid=
480

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3rp.html&e=9&ncid=
480

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3qt.html&e=11&ncid
=480



Rusty Barton - Antelope, California

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[dave schneider]

"Rusty Barton" > wrote in message >...
> Photos of the July 7 Shuttle foam impact test can
> be found at the following URLs:
>
> http://www.khou.com/
>
> <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3rp.html&e=7&ncid=480>
>
> <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3wk.html&e=4&ncid=480>
>
> <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3vm.html&e=6&ncid=480>
>
> <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3sl.html&e=8&ncid=480>
>
> <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3rp.html&e=9&ncid=480>
>
> <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030707/168/4m3qt.html&e=11&ncid=480>
>


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[Tim Cunnings]

>
> Holy crap!
>
> Say, that RCC looks like it's only a few millimeters thick. I was
> under the impression that the RCC leading edge thickness was more
> like 2 or 3 centimeters? I wonder if the thickness could be beefed
> up enough to make foam strikes irrelevant?
>
> JazzMan
> --

That was my first thought also, this thing looks bloody fragile doesn't it?.
Might be a super strong material relatively speaking, but I would have
thought something much thicker would be stronger. Its kind of like an egg
shell I suppose. Strong in one direction but bloody weak in all other
directions.

Tim

[Allen Thomson]

"James Oberg" > wrote

> It's about a third of an inch thick, on average.

Eight or nine millimeters, in civilized units.

[Ducks, runs]

Where is it thinest, and where is that?

[Rusty Barton]

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 23:37:01 +0930, "Tim Cunnings"
> wrote:

>>
>> Holy crap!
>>
>> Say, that RCC looks like it's only a few millimeters thick. I was
>> under the impression that the RCC leading edge thickness was more
>> like 2 or 3 centimeters? I wonder if the thickness could be beefed
>> up enough to make foam strikes irrelevant?
>>
>> JazzMan
>> --
>
>That was my first thought also, this thing looks bloody fragile doesn't it?.
>Might be a super strong material relatively speaking, but I would have
>thought something much thicker would be stronger. Its kind of like an egg
>shell I suppose. Strong in one direction but bloody weak in all other
>directions.
>
>Tim
>


The Apollo command module required a boost protective cover. There
were also boost covers on the nose of the Gemini spacecraft.

Maybe the RCC areas of the Shuttle should be covered with some type of
boost protective covers to deflect impacts. They could be ejected at
ET jettison so they wouldn't follow the Shuttle into orbit.

This might save having to always do on orbit inspections of the RCC
areas in the future.



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