Re: Riskier Yet, HOW cold will the LAUNCH DAY BE?

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Larry J — 2/27/2002 8:08:29 PM (archived)

They are watching the temperature closely and will scrub the mission if necessary. After the Challenger disaster, the SRBs were modified to include heaters to keep the gaskets warm. There's still concern about ice formation on the external tank, though.

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I didn't realize how risky the latest Hubble servicing mission is going to be..... - Vince - 2/26/2002 7:37:21 PM
- Riskier Yet, HOW cold will the LAUNCH DAY BE? - Carl - 2/27/2002 4:23:48 PM
  - Re: Riskier Yet, HOW cold will the LAUNCH DAY BE? - Larry J - 2/27/2002 8:08:29 PM
    - Still, it's better than... - Marcia - 2/27/2002 9:55:33 AM
  - Update: Shuttle launch delayed until Friday - Larry J - 2/27/2002 9:49:47 AM
    - Thank you, Larry! n/t - Marcia - 2/27/2002 9:56:59 AM
- A good resource for STS-109 - Alex R. Blackwell - 2/26/2002 8:15:12 PM
- Leads you to wonder. - Bowser - 2/26/2002 7:54:22 PM
- Re: I didn't realize how risky the latest Hubble servicing mission is going to be..... - Charles - 2/26/2002 9:26:13 AM

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