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From: scott@ubvax.UUCP (Scott Scheiman)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Satellite deployal and bad-weather launch
Message-ID: <320@ubvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 19:34:49 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  3 19:34:49 1985
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> There are no plans now to purposely launch or land shuttles in
> inclement weather.  For one thing, we know that the tiles absorb
> water.  If launched in a rainstorm, that water would be carried
> into orbit....

Then what about water absorbed by the tiles while the shuttle is sitting
on the ground?  Or doesn't it rain in Florida :-?
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