Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B UNSW 1.1 19 Sep 1984; site darwin.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!darwin!ian From: ian@darwin.UUCP Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: Re: Columbia's Tiled Damaged by Rain Message-ID: <47@darwin.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 12:13:22 EDT Article-I.D.: darwin.47 Posted: Fri Aug 9 12:13:22 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Aug-85 13:16:16 EDT References: <4010@alice.UUCP> <199@mot.UUCP> <521@calmasd.UUCP> Organization: darwin!ian systems, toronto, canada Lines: 10 >> how interesting! Columbia's tiles survive atmosphere re-entry only to get >> beat up by a rainstorm (which you'd think would be gentle) coming at it at >> a couple hundred mph. >A several hundred mph blast of water is extremely destructive. >Fortunately in a storm the water is dispersed, but I suspect it compares >to a sand blaster in terms of destructive potential. So making sure they have _clear_ weather to land in is not just for the photographers, eh? :=)