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Article #4027Re: Payload of shuttle flight directly after last Challenger.
From: Stowaway aboard the Long Shot
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1988 19:24
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1988 19:24
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Well, as someone said, payload reactors have been present in failed launches. These things are not built out of tinfoil folks. It was recycled and used again. (I beleive only the pu was reused, all other components were ok but replaced anyway.) Small packages built right are capable of withstanding enormously hostile environments. Look at flight recorders. (before the oxyacetalyne comes out, I know flight recorders don't contain Pu) There are however other packages designed for high temp/pressure situations. People seem to panic when nuclear items come up. Why? Will it kill you any more dead than a bus? The Audi 5000 following your Pinto? Treat it with care and respect, not panic. bob PS: sorry if I sounded a little evangalistic. If you wanna flame, send it to me, not the net.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!steinmetz!beowulf!bownesrm From: bownesrm@beowulf.UUCP ( Stowaway aboard the Long Shot) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Payload of shuttle flight directly after last Challenger. Message-ID: <1054@beowulf.UUCP> Date: 6 Feb 88 19:24:32 GMT References: <347@flatline.UUCP> <3212@killer.UUCP> <365@flatline.UUCP> Organization: Function Consulting, Albany New York Lines: 17 Summary: Pu in space. Losing it in a hostile environment (explosion)