Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdaisy.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!watdaisy!dvadura From: dvadura@watdaisy.UUCP (Dennis Vadura) Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: Re: Why not paint the shuttles in individual colour schemes? Message-ID: <7435@watdaisy.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 14:37:48 EDT Article-I.D.: watdaisy.7435 Posted: Fri Oct 4 14:37:48 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 03:19:08 EDT References: <2603@watcgl.UUCP> Reply-To: dvadura@watdaisy.UUCP (Dennis Vadura) Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Waterloo Lines: 19 Summary: I agree it would be a nice thing for little kiddies to be able to tell the shuttles appart. But wasn't the reason they stopped painting the external tank white due to the added mass of the paint. I don't suppose they would be any more likely to paint the shuttle if the result was a more massive vehicle. I expect there are are other reasons they don't do this as well. Even if you wanted to paint it anyone know what kind of paint could withstand re-entry? -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Vadura, Computer Science Dept., University of Waterloo UUCP: {ihnp4|allegra|utzoo|utcsri}!watmath!watdaisy!dvadura ================================================================================ Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com