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Two More Things on the Shuttle

#1. Photographic Analysis Technique for Assessing External Tank Foam Loss Events
Essentially, the tank foam covering process was changed back in 1997 due to a change in environmental policy. (Warning! Link leads to a 35MB .pdf file).

"Postflight inspection of orbiter tiles on mission STS-86 revealed greater damage than observed on previous flights. STS-87/ET-89, launched on November 19, 1997, had even more tile damage and prompted the initiation of in-flight anomaly STS-87-T-01 (IFA87) to identify the cause of the orbiter's above average, lower surface tile damage and suggest corrective action."

#2. Radical British Cleric Removed as Head of Mosque
"Masri was already at the center of a row this week after tabloids reported he had "gloated" over Saturday's crash of the space shuttle Columbia and the death of its crew."

Comments

Dude, if you're gonna link to a 35MB PDF file, at least give a warning. ;-)

Oh now c'mon, you have high speed access. :-)