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Old February 26th 05, 11:56 PM
Ed Kyle
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Kim Keller wrote:

I believe this [Delta IV] flight involves a three-burn
second stage, so the tank's
usual orange insulation is painted white to handle the
extended thermal
environment.


Kim, is this a different white coating than that
applied to several Centaur stages recently? I
recall someone msntioning that the Centaur
coating wasn't paint.

- Ed Kyle