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Old December 31st 06, 07:42 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle
Brian Gaff
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Default Getting large stuff back to earth intact.

No RTV is made by Dow Corning, its an advanced series of adhesives and
fillers.

:-)

Brian

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"Jim" wrote in message
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Is the new RTV comming on board next year, capeible or such a task?
Jim


Would that be the Amadas Coach, or the feathelight Prevost:

http://www.rvonline.com/motorhomes-5...d=1&SortedBy=4

lol

George

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"Damon Hill" wrote in message
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"Brian Gaff" wrote in
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Without the Shuttle how could any large experiment or item be brought
back to earth?

Short answer, it can't. If it could be disassembled into
much smaller pieces, the most important parts might be
returnable in Soyuz or Orion--maybe.

Potentially an aeroshell could do the job, but it'd be
expensive and there's not much demand for such a service
at present. The capability wasn't used all that much with
Shuttle, other than SpaceHabs. If a demand develops, I
suppose a capability will be developed, if only as a
cargo-only version of Orion or something similar.

We're going to miss Shuttle's capabilities, on occasion.

--Damon

No doubt about that.

George