Re: New Schedule

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From: Mark Johnson
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1988 14:04

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In article <191800003@trsvax> reyn@trsvax.UUCP writes:
>The space shuttle Discovery will be rolled out to the launch pad on May 13 for
>a 20 second flight rediness firing of its liquid fueled main engines on June
>13.

Has anyone else observed that this schedule leaves the Discovery sitting out
exposed to the weather for the bulk of the (often violent) Florida summer
thunderstorm season? What about the distinct possibility of lightning 
strikes to the launch complex/vehicle????
-- 
Mark Johnson (mjohnson@ncrwic.UUCP)
NCR Engineering & Manufacturing-Wichita, KS  phone: (316)688-8189    
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From: mjohnson@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (Mark Johnson)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: New Schedule
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Date: 9 Feb 88 14:04:02 GMT
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