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Old July 30th 05, 01:31 PM
Roy Smith
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In article ,
John Steinberg wrote:

Carsten A. Arnholm wrote:

Yes. Launch the shuttle first and *then* apply the foam.


FYI:
http://facilities.grc.nasa.gov/spf/

I've just done some very quick scratch figuring and the real answer
isn't better foam application but rather a better ablative material.

Turns out my materials science manual has the answer on page 831.

Duct tape.

Two wrappings around the problematic ET and she's good to go. Only
potential problem: it might survive re-entry.


Most mechanical problems boil down to one of two things:

1) It's too tight.

2) It's too loose.

It therefore follows that a roll of duct tape and a can of WD-40 should be
able to fix most problems.