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From: jbayer@ispi.COM (Jonathan Bayer)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Hydrogen leak test
Message-ID: <1671@ispi.COM>
Date: 16 Aug 90 11:57:10 GMT
References: <27929@netnews.upenn.edu> <1240.26ca968d@waikato.ac.nz> <1244.26cac73e@waikato.ac.nz>
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hamish@waikato.ac.nz writes:

>In article <1240.26ca968d@waikato.ac.nz>, hamish@waikato.ac.nz writes:

>   Can someone explain why the Atlantis is being DE-mated from its external
>tank. If it is to be done, why was it mated in the first place. (No flame 
>just a question). Seems like a lot of work, for no net result, or is there
>a really good reason that I've missed (more likely)


Because they found a leak when they put Atlantis on the pad.


JB
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