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Touchdown - shuttle has landed
MrMox
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Posted: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 12:13 AM UTC
Pew!
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Posted: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 01:29 AM UTC
I know. I would be scared as heck if I new that foam tiles fell off my shuttle similar to the Columbia.
ellevehc86
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Posted: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 05:40 AM UTC
Thank god there back!
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Posted: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 05:52 AM UTC
Good to have them home. Thought it was neat they repaired the underside of the shuttle using a tool made out of a hack saw blade, duct tape and nylon wire ties.

Alan, The problem has been chunks of foam coming off the External Tank and striking the orbiter, damaging the carbon ceramic tiles. They had some chunks fly off this time and one piece hit one of the nose gear doors.


Shaun
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