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On Orbit => Real NASA Space Shuttle Missions => Topic started by: kbkline on February 25, 2011, 04:40:15 AM

Title: Did you see what I saw?
Post by: kbkline 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........  :-\

Title: Re: Did you see what I saw?
Post by: kbkline 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)

Title: Re: Did you see what I saw?
Post by: Cthulhus on February 25, 2011, 03:54:09 PM

So nothing important  8)

Title: Re: Did you see what I saw?
Post by: Admin 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.

/Admin

Title: Re: Did you see what I saw?
Post by: Greggy_D 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.

Title: Re: Did you see what I saw?
Post by: bradleyjs on February 25, 2011, 11:02:19 PM

I sure hope so... saw it Live as well and I said myself "uh oh"....