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> ice and foam impact muh fragile tiles
just turn the orbiter around dummies

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>>15544864
What will Martian colonists do for writing paper? Toilet paper too

>>15370139
It confirms dig

Why didn't NASA do this? idgi

>>14712540
>1) Private companies can source screwdrivers that dont cost $5000 each
Reminder of that time NASA was building the hydrogen sparklers for the Shuttle
https://hall.spacewalkoffame.org/workers/j-harvey-leblanc
>The engine supplier said to correct the problem would require changes to the start sequence and very extensive testing to certify that it was safe. Total cost to NASA was going to be a little over $9 million!!
>Shortly after this I was doing fireworks with my son Jason on a 4th of July when I got this brilliant idea. I needed a device to shoot sparks which would burn the hydrogen at the exit of the engine nozzle during start. This would keep the hydrogen from forming a large cloud and therefore prevent the explosion from occurring.
>Next day I went to work and called Disneyland to find out the name of their pyrotechnic supplier for their nightly shows. I called the company and explained to them that I needed a device that would shoot sparks about 30 feet at a temperature of 1200 degrees. They told me…no problem, they made that kind of sparkler for the movie industry all the time. The salesman told me that they sold for $9.85 each!!
>I should mention however, NASA would not certify my supplier to produce the $9.85 sparklers and the new supplier selected provides the same basic item for about $1200 each…… but they can meet all the required NASA specs!!!

> oldspace couldn't figure out how to fix the shuttle
lmao they're so dumb