TheMadCap Posted April 12, 2006 Posted April 12, 2006 http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/sts1_front/index.html Wow, it doesn't seem that long at all. I'll never forget that white tank on that flight.
boomerjamhead Posted April 12, 2006 Posted April 12, 2006 http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/sts1_front/index.htmlWow, it doesn't seem that long at all. I'll never forget that white tank on that flight. 660062[/snapback] That wasn't the only flight with the white tank was it? Didn't they save something like 600 lbs by not painting them on subsequent flights? I think I may have to watch Hail Columbia tonight.
TheMadCap Posted April 12, 2006 Author Posted April 12, 2006 That wasn't the only flight with the white tank was it? Didn't they save something like 600 lbs by not painting them on subsequent flights? I think I may have to watch Hail Columbia tonight. 660509[/snapback] Correct, STS-2 also had the white tank. Beginning with STS-3, they stopped coating the ET as they deemed the air flow over sensitive wiring and tubing was not damaging. They saved 595 pounds. Little known factoid about the paint job. It was touched up for the news cameras. The side facing the crowd was tarted up a bit for show. I have a photo of how bad it really looked. Tarting up a shuttle, sheesh....
Ghost of BiB Posted April 13, 2006 Posted April 13, 2006 Correct, STS-2 also had the white tank. Beginning with STS-3, they stopped coating the ET as they deemed the air flow over sensitive wiring and tubing was not damaging. They saved 595 pounds. Little known factoid about the paint job. It was touched up for the news cameras. The side facing the crowd was tarted up a bit for show. I have a photo of how bad it really looked. Tarting up a shuttle, sheesh.... 660512[/snapback] FHM photographers.
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