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Old 05-22-2010, 09:01 PM   #1
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Amazing NASA timelapse video

Documenting launch preparation for the Shuttle Discovery.

http://www.airspacemag.com/multimedi...or-Launch.html

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imagine if that hoist snapped when the shuttle was lifted.
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imagine if that hoist snapped when the shuttle was lifted.
Pretty sure they did their math right..
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Pretty sure they did their math right..
Sure, but remember there's stuff like fatigue or corrosion that is NOT so easily calculated..
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Sure, but remember there's stuff like fatigue or corrosion that is NOT so easily calculated..
That's why these guys work at NASA and not Home Depot
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russia and china will never catch up to match USA's space endavours
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Sure, but remember there's stuff like fatigue or corrosion that is NOT so easily calculated..
Actually, fatigue life can be calculated with known fluctuating stressv value. And corrosion can be inspected. And I'm sure NASA knows how !
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revscene is telling me that i havent posted in a while. and that i should. so here it is. that was a pretty awesome video. thanks for reading.
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