Space Forum / Shuttle / June 2006

06.20.06
Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468

Since RCC is made of carbon (basically graphite), it is quite
suspectable
to high-temperature oxidation corrosion. So, the surface of RCC is
covered by

Space shuttle set for July 1 lift-off
Nasa managers cleared the shuttle for lift-off even though
the agency’s top safety officer and its lead engineer
objected, officials said on Saturday.

all the evidence needed in two simple links.i dont think wants you have
seen them both there will be any doubt left as to wether they went or
not.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1913474363747128107&q=illuminati

N° 18-2006 - Paris, 17 June 2006
First ESA long-duration mission onboard the ISS given 1 July start
With NASA's announcement today of the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on 1
July, ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, from Germany, is set to spend six to

Since the accidental loss of Columbia, NASA has spent billions of
dollars trying to make the shuttle perfectly safe.  This cannot be
done.  There is no such thing as a foam that can fly 17,000 miles an
hour without some risk of breaking up.   For the amount of money we

good article and links on 'tin whiskers' avionics hazard
Close Shave? NASA Dismisses Sn Whisker Worries
http://circuitsassembly.com/cms/content/view/3490/95/
     By Mike Buetow

Does anyone know the dimensions (width, height) for the STS-300
recumbent seats in the mid-deck?
TIA- BPerry

STS-121 Preflight Briefing - Space Shuttle Safety Improvements
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=572

Is anything being done at KSC because of hurricane Alberto?

During the preflight briefing for STS 121, Wayne Hale was comparing the heat
faced by the TPS during reentry to the surface of the SUN?
Is it that hot?
If reentry was that hot would the TPS tiles and blankets protect the

What do you think is the likely launch date? I know that the target is
July 1 and the window is 1-19, but what do you think is the real
likelihood of making somewhere around July 1?
By good fortune, I can rearrange some travel to maybe make the launch on

Artificial  quantum physics of time
http://www.beyond-science.com

Saw a quick note on some scrolling news on a TV channel that NASA had
approved modifications to the ET, lifting a potential show stppper for a
July 1 launch.
Can anyone confirm that this actually happened ?

I am comparing the drag experienced by both the Space Shuttle and
Apollo capsule during reentry.  I have the reentry velocity profile and
was going to use the respective drag coefficients and atmospheric
freestream conditions to approximate the drag values as a function of