Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hou2d.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!hou2d!lws From: lws@hou2d.UUCP (L.SAMOCHA) Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: Re: Columbia's tiles during launch Message-ID: <664@hou2d.UUCP> Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 08:36:01 EDT Article-I.D.: hou2d.664 Posted: Thu Aug 29 08:36:01 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 31-Aug-85 03:45:53 EDT References: <4010@alice.UUCP> <199@mot.UUCP> <521@calmasd.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 11 Excuse me for coming in on this at the tail end, but... Would the tiles also suffer damage if launched into a rain squall or isolated shower? Is this one of the reasons NASA won't launch with threatening skies? THANX LWS hou2d!lws