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From: dsmith@hplabsb.HP.COM (David Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 09/25/89 (Forwarded)
Keywords: firex
Message-ID: <5442@hplabsb.HP.COM>
Date: 27 Sep 89 23:46:56 GMT
References: <32507@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <238@tness7.UUCP> <15035@nuchat.UUCP>
Reply-To: dsmith@hplabsb.UUCP (David Smith)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto, CA
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In article <15035@nuchat.UUCP> steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia) writes:
>Seriously, it is basically just a sprinkler system.  My friend in
>contamination control at the cape says there is some concern that
>the water had become acidic from sitting in the piping since it
>was installed, but other than that it shouldn't be a big deal.

I had presumed that there would be concern that if water soaked into
the tiles, and didn't fully evaporate before re-entry, that flash
evaporation could break tiles.  I had read of such concerns before
with respect to the shuttle sitting out in the rain.  Is this truly
a concern, or am I all wet?  :-)
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			David R. Smith, HP Labs
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