So I wonder just how bad the Columbia hole(s) was/were?

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New Age Vapors — 8/22/2007 5:43:51 PM (archived)

Or was it also a matter of their location on the Space Shuttle?

Either way, were 50,000 separate tiles the way to go for a heat shield?

Why not something that was in much larger and therefore few pieces?

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The damaged tiles before and after re-entry - Raoul - 8/22/2007 4:06:17 PM
- Great! Thank you, Raoul. (n/t) - GB - 8/22/2007 8:21:54 PM
- Great pictures, thanks a lot. - Bowser - 8/22/2007 5:29:36 PM
  - There is very little difference betwen the two, considering what happened in between! - Raoul - 8/22/2007 5:35:26 PM
    - ZIPPER Effect - carl - 8/22/2007 7:23:23 PM
    - re: There is very little difference betwen the two, considering what happened in between! - Bowser - 8/22/2007 5:50:50 PM
    - So I wonder just how bad the Columbia hole(s) was/were? - New Age Vapors - 8/22/2007 5:43:51 PM
      - re: Columbia - Raoul - 8/22/2007 6:13:56 PM
        
        Carbon Carbon is a wonderful byproduct of nuclear warhead development!!! (n/t) - Adam Bomber - 8/22/2007 8:47:43 PM

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