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Old July 6th 06, 05:55 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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Now that is some tough s...! ;^)

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Bird Droppings Survive Space Launch

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 5:29 PM EDT
The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) - NASA's rocket scientists have a new appreciation for
the out-of-this-world power of bird droppings. The orbiting space
shuttle Discovery sported some whitish splotches on its black right
wing edge that NASA officials said appeared to be bird droppings.

Shuttle lead flight director Tony Ceccacci said he saw the same
splotches on the identical part of the shuttle about three weeks ago
when Discovery was on the launch pad and laughed when pictures beamed
back from space Wednesday showed they were still there.

That means these bird droppings withstood regular Florida
thunderstorms, a mighty Fourth of July launch during which 300,000
gallons of water is sprayed at the shuttle's main engines, and a burst
upward through Earth's atmosphere. During that launch Discovery went
from zero to 17,500 mph in just under 9 minutes.

And still the bird droppings remained in place. Mostly.

Some of the droppings may have shaken off during liftoff, Ceccacci
guessed. He figures the rest will burn up during landing, when the
shuttle's edges get as hot as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rob Fergus, science coordinator for Audubon At Home, a division of the
National Audubon Society, sometimes gets calls from people asking how
to remove bird excrement from their cars.

"Usually they can hose it off," he said. "Apparently that doesn't work
with the space shuttle. Maybe they need a bigger hose."



Just my $0.02

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Old July 6th 06, 06:04 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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Yes, we have already sent this one up, see the guano thread.

Now we coat the tank in bird droppings then?

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Now that is some tough s...! ;^)

http://tinyurl.com/fa9dq


Bird Droppings Survive Space Launch

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 5:29 PM EDT
The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) - NASA's rocket scientists have a new appreciation for
the out-of-this-world power of bird droppings. The orbiting space
shuttle Discovery sported some whitish splotches on its black right
wing edge that NASA officials said appeared to be bird droppings.

Shuttle lead flight director Tony Ceccacci said he saw the same
splotches on the identical part of the shuttle about three weeks ago
when Discovery was on the launch pad and laughed when pictures beamed
back from space Wednesday showed they were still there.

That means these bird droppings withstood regular Florida
thunderstorms, a mighty Fourth of July launch during which 300,000
gallons of water is sprayed at the shuttle's main engines, and a burst
upward through Earth's atmosphere. During that launch Discovery went
from zero to 17,500 mph in just under 9 minutes.

And still the bird droppings remained in place. Mostly.

Some of the droppings may have shaken off during liftoff, Ceccacci
guessed. He figures the rest will burn up during landing, when the
shuttle's edges get as hot as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rob Fergus, science coordinator for Audubon At Home, a division of the
National Audubon Society, sometimes gets calls from people asking how
to remove bird excrement from their cars.

"Usually they can hose it off," he said. "Apparently that doesn't work
with the space shuttle. Maybe they need a bigger hose."



Just my $0.02

Space Cadet



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Old July 6th 06, 06:26 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
Bob Loblaw
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Default Bird Droppings Survive Space Launch

Small pieces of the vulture excrement will likely float into space and who
knows what they may transform in to....a planet of large vultures that may
one day invade earth?


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Now that is some tough s...! ;^)

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Bird Droppings Survive Space Launch

Wednesday, July 5, 2006 5:29 PM EDT
The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) - NASA's rocket scientists have a new appreciation for
the out-of-this-world power of bird droppings. The orbiting space
shuttle Discovery sported some whitish splotches on its black right
wing edge that NASA officials said appeared to be bird droppings.

Shuttle lead flight director Tony Ceccacci said he saw the same
splotches on the identical part of the shuttle about three weeks ago
when Discovery was on the launch pad and laughed when pictures beamed
back from space Wednesday showed they were still there.

That means these bird droppings withstood regular Florida
thunderstorms, a mighty Fourth of July launch during which 300,000
gallons of water is sprayed at the shuttle's main engines, and a burst
upward through Earth's atmosphere. During that launch Discovery went
from zero to 17,500 mph in just under 9 minutes.

And still the bird droppings remained in place. Mostly.

Some of the droppings may have shaken off during liftoff, Ceccacci
guessed. He figures the rest will burn up during landing, when the
shuttle's edges get as hot as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rob Fergus, science coordinator for Audubon At Home, a division of the
National Audubon Society, sometimes gets calls from people asking how
to remove bird excrement from their cars.

"Usually they can hose it off," he said. "Apparently that doesn't work
with the space shuttle. Maybe they need a bigger hose."



Just my $0.02

Space Cadet



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Old July 6th 06, 10:36 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
Cruithne3753
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Default Bird Droppings Survive Space Launch

Bob Loblaw wrote:
Small pieces of the vulture excrement will likely float into space and who
knows what they may transform in to....a planet of large vultures that may
one day invade earth?


....In an early-80s arcade coin-op stylee...?
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Old July 8th 06, 02:10 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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"Space Cadet" wrote:

:That means these bird droppings withstood regular Florida
:thunderstorms, a mighty Fourth of July launch during which 300,000
:gallons of water is sprayed at the shuttle's main engines, and a burst
:upward through Earth's atmosphere. During that launch Discovery went
:from zero to 17,500 mph in just under 9 minutes.
:
:And still the bird droppings remained in place. Mostly.

Maybe we should replace the foam on the ET with guano?

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Old July 8th 06, 04:09 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.policy,sci.space.station
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Fred J. McCall wrote:
"Space Cadet" wrote:

:That means these bird droppings withstood regular Florida
:thunderstorms, a mighty Fourth of July launch during which 300,000
:gallons of water is sprayed at the shuttle's main engines, and a burst
:upward through Earth's atmosphere. During that launch Discovery went
:from zero to 17,500 mph in just under 9 minutes.
:
:And still the bird droppings remained in place. Mostly.

Maybe we should replace the foam on the ET with guano?


Sea Gull **** is strong. They make Polygrip out of it
I wonder if the bird was taking a dump right at T-0?
Or did T-0 scare the **** out of it?
 




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