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Structure looks pretty rugged, but "spaceglass" is just that. I
haven't seen a lot of info on the retractable window covers. They appear to be rather thick, (crushable by design? ) and I'm wondering as to reason for this?. I do not think that the covers are there for a pressure seal as well as the design does not look robust enough for this I haven't seen any protocol s on what needs to be done in case of a threat to the Cupola? Just imagine anogther Progress or coming Commercial vehicle impact. When Mir was hit I would imagine a lot of the energy was absorbed by the solar panel before it hit the pressure hull, hitting dead on is whole other storyh. Anybody know how fast the retraction and deploy cycles are?..............Doc |
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