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Article #5860External Tank Temperature Cycling
From: Mark Robert Thorson
Date: Sat, 06 May 1989 00:32
Date: Sat, 06 May 1989 00:32
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How many times can the external tank be cycled down to cryogenic temperatures, then brought back up, such as occurred during the first attempt to launch the Atlantis? It seems to me that a fiberglass tank designed for one-shot use would not be able to withstand too many cycles.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!pprg.unm.edu!hc!lll-winken!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!mmm From: mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: External Tank Temperature Cycling Message-ID: <18007@cup.portal.com> Date: 6 May 89 00:32:17 GMT Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 6