Author Topic: STS 118 Shuttle Landing (Read 573 times)

AWMac · « **Reply #15 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:33:58 AM »

YES!!!!

red26 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:59:03 AM »

Watching some of the videos how fast dose the shuttle travel ? It looked like it was going over whole country's in a few seconds wile in orbit. I know it travels at around 15000 miles per hour wile going to orbit but once in orbit how fast is it??

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 21, 2007, 12:08:29 PM »

17,000 MPH
source

STS 118 is in the books

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #18 on:** August 21, 2007, 01:31:19 PM »

Bummer I was looking forward to the windows rattling.. Seems the flew her in further south.

Boroda · « **Reply #19 on:** August 21, 2007, 01:57:08 PM »

WTG and welcome back.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #20 on:** August 21, 2007, 02:24:31 PM »

Welcome back, but I still do not understand why they did not use the opportunity to test damage fixing procedures.

They missed a perfect opportunity to check the procedures and materials and change them for the time when the damage might endanger the orbiter and crew.

john9001 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 21, 2007, 02:49:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Welcome back, but I still do not understand why they did not use the opportunity to test damage fixing procedures.

They missed a perfect opportunity to check the procedures and materials and change them for the time when the damage might endanger the orbiter and crew.

I agree with that, missed a good opportunity.

moot · « **Reply #22 on:** August 21, 2007, 04:51:50 PM »

I don't know either, but I do know the gouge wasn't checked on by an astronaut EVA because it could have caused more damage. If I understood right, the tiles are that soft/britle.
NASA engineers thought about whether it was worth the risk of going out to fix it for a while, so it's not likely they haven't tought of such a nearly related scenario (taking advantage of an opportunity to practice repairs vs. whether an inspection EVA is worth the risk).