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kbkline

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Did you see what I saw?
« on: February 25, 2011, 04:40:15 AM »
What hit the bottom of the shuttle while the main External Tank was still attached before the roll? It almost looks like a tile flew off of the top, hit the tank, then hit the bottom of the shuttle. I doubt it was a tile but it was square and good sized........  :-\
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kbkline

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Re: Did you see what I saw?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2011, 05:14:22 AM »
OK they just addressed it: it was just a big piece of foam from the tank  8)
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Re: Did you see what I saw?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2011, 03:54:09 PM »
So nothing important  8)
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Re: Did you see what I saw?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 04:24:36 PM »
Yeah, that was a BIG piece of foam. BTW, there was more falling off about 2 mins before MECO. I do hope that the OBSS run will be clean.

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Re: Did you see what I saw?
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2011, 09:39:00 PM »
They were well past the point where atmospheric drag and pressure would have caused a problem with the detached foam.
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bradleyjs

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Re: Did you see what I saw?
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2011, 11:02:19 PM »
I sure hope so... saw it Live as well and I said myself "uh oh"....
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