Discovery with deteriorated hail

1999/05/23 Kortabarria Olabarria, Beñardo - Elhuyar Zientzia

• Astronautika

Last week he fired the hail around Cape Canaveral. In addition to causing significant damage to agriculture and other aspects, the most advanced technologies were damaged. The hail hit Discoverya and made 150 holes in the fuel tank.

Most holes are easily repairable, but as 13 of them are located at the rear of the ferry can not be repaired without releasing the tank. The main responsibility of NASA technicians is to freeze the holes, break them when catching the air and suffer irreparable damage to the ferry. Ice can form easily as the tank is filled with oxygen and liquid hydrogen. Therefore, Discovery ferry departures for the coming weeks are in danger.

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