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From: v071pzp4@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Craig L Cole)
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Subject: Re: Columbia showing her age?
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Date: 13 Dec 90 18:51:55 GMT
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In article <20792.2765fbdf@merrimack.edu>, yetmank@merrimack.edu writes...

>Am I the only one who feels that Columbia is starting to show her age?  This
>last mission was an absolute disaster for the orbiter.  Such problems lead this
>small time space follower to question how long it will be before Columbia is at
>fault for a major disaster.

Columbia only had one problem -- and that was with the waste water tanks.
The computers that burned out were Astro's not the shuttle's. Or am
I mistaken?

If they were Astro's, I'd say Columbia did just fine. It'll be a shame
that the media will call it a NASA setback, because Astro was European.

BTW, after rebuilding the engine compartment to seal all of the hydrogen
leaks, Columbia was the tightest ship ever put together -- it leaked
only 80 ppm hydrogen, as compared to the average 150-250. That
would lead me to believe Columbia has quite a few good launches
left.

Craig Cole
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