Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!texbell!nuchat!steve
From: steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 09/25/89 (Forwarded)
Keywords: firex
Message-ID: <15035@nuchat.UUCP>
Date: 27 Sep 89 00:49:43 GMT
References: <32507@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <238@tness7.UUCP>
Reply-To: steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia)
Organization: Houston Public Access
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In article <238@tness7.UUCP> mechtjm@tness7.UUCP (Tom Mecke (512+222-7018)) writes:
>In article <32507@ames.arc.nasa.gov> yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes:
>>               As a result of the inadvertant activation of the firex water
>>          deluge system yesterday, workers are conducting detailed

>What does this system do?

It sits around quietly for ten years or so.  Then, when you least
expect it, it dumps 10-year-old water onto your spacecraft.  Just
to see if you were paying attention.

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.

If the payload bay doors had been open though ...

I haven't heard the real deal, but the way the news was talking
made it sound like some meathead did this rather than good old
mechanical failure.  Anyone know the whole story?
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