Shuttle Atlantis Damaged by Hail

[DAL767-400ER]

What was the topic of this thread again?

Oh yeah, Saint Peter being an a$$hole and getting in the way of NASA ops .

[E-Diddy!]

Am I the only one who finds it hilariously ironic that the mission manager's name is Hale?

[Showtime100]

Am I the only one who finds it hilariously ironic that the mission manager's name is Hale?

Don't start with the Hale jokes, those two already were offended by the God joke... leave heaven and hale out of it!

[Greg Wilson]

Don't start with the Hale jokes, those two already were offended by the God joke... leave heaven and hale out of it!

Nice attempt at flamebait drop in......anything to offer these forums or is that it?

[FlyingPhotog]

Can someone close this thread? There hasn't been a single relavent response.

[screaming_emu]

Can someone close this thread? There hasn't been a single relavent response.

I understand the whole thing of having a crapload of pressure acting on the whole fuel tank creates less damage than having a crapload of pressure acting on small spots only inches in diameter...but it still baffles me that something built to withstand the trip to space can be screwed up by some falling ice cubes.

fine...I see how it is

[FlyingPhotog]

fine...I see how it is

My bad... I didn't see that part...