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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
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Posted: Fri Oct  4 14:37:48 1985
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Reply-To: dvadura@watdaisy.UUCP (Dennis Vadura)
Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Waterloo
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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?

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Dennis Vadura, Computer Science Dept., University of Waterloo

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