[meteorite-list] NASA grounds future shuttle flights

From: stan . <laser_maniac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jul 27 21:26:10 2005
Message-ID: <BAY101-F16C6856DAC53FA1EF0BCFCF0CF0_at_phx.gbl>

>Hi John and list, I have to wonder why they do not use some kind of netting
>imbedded in the foam so if it does break off, then it can't go anywhere.
>Kind of like the wire you see in some security glass or the same way they
>use chicken wire under plaster on houses. If I remember right they spray
>the foam on? If so the can loosely cover the parts with a netting and then
>spray on the foam?


probably because doing so would just pull a larger section of foam off thans
to drag caused by the partialy debonded material flapping around in mach
(some high number) turbulance - just a guess though.
Received on Wed 27 Jul 2005 09:26:07 PM PDT