Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!pur-ee!pur-phy!tippy!fireman From: fireman@tippy.uucp Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Shuttle in a Hurricane Message-ID: <11000012@tippy> Date: 5 Sep 89 23:20:00 GMT Lines: 12 Nf-ID: #N:tippy:11000012:000:623 Nf-From: tippy.uucp!fireman Sep 5 18:20:00 1989 I know Gabrielle is predicted to miss the southeast, but how resistant is the VAB to hurricane-strength winds? And what can the shuttle take in the means of thunderstorm winds (I'm sure it would be put inside before a hurricane) while on the pad? ************************************************************************* * Rob Dale /-\ tippy!fireman * * Purdue University =+= @newton.physics * * Atmospheric Sciences \-/ .purdue.edu * *************************************************************************