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On Orbit => Real NASA Space Shuttle Missions => Topic started by: kbkline on February 25, 2011, 04:40:15 AM
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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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OK they just addressed it: it was just a big piece of foam from the tank 8)
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So nothing important 8)
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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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They were well past the point where atmospheric drag and pressure would have caused a problem with the detached foam.
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I sure hope so... saw it Live as well and I said myself "uh oh"....