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Old 27-07-2005, 01:02 PM
slice of heaven
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Maybe if they started painting the external tank again the insulation might stay intact.They never had a problem with the painted tanks, they looked better too.
The paint weighed 500 pounds and was discontinued in their weight saving program to reduce launch costs and increase payload weight.

Their moon mars and beyond program seems like a sci-fi dream at the moment.
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