Re: Modifications completed to Space Shuttle Launch Pad 39-A (Forwarded)

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From: Nick Watkins
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1989 16:07

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In article <122.UUL1.3#5131@mvac23.UUCP> mvac23!thomas@udel.edu writes:

>There is a fiberglass lightning mast?  Can I assume that there is a wire
>running alongside the fiberglass mast, since the last time I checked,
>fiberglass was an insulator, not a conductor.
Yes you can. I think the mast is just to keep the wires (I think there
are four) clear of, and above, the tower. The tower was originally added
to the Launch Umbilical Towers in their mobile days, for ASTP if memory
serves (I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong).

Nick


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From: nickw@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Nick Watkins)
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Subject: Re: Modifications completed to Space Shuttle Launch Pad 39-A (Forwarded)
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Date: 3 Dec 89 16:07:29 GMT
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