Last Roll Out of a Space Shuttle

[freeradical]

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110620.html

[MGS_forgot_password]

Should have painted the tank white like they did for the first couple of missions.

[Paul F.]

The paint adds nearly half a ton of weight... less "mission mass" for the orbiter.

[Lew Zealand]

MGS_forgot_password wrote:
Should have painted the tank white like they did for the first couple of missions.

That would mean a smaller payload. Paint's heavy.

[Lew Zealand]

toooooo soooooooowwwww…

[mikebw]

Paul F. wrote:
The paint adds nearly half a ton of weight... less "mission mass" for the orbiter.

Is the orange not paint as well?

[Carnos Jax]

No, that's the natural color of the insulation... :-)

[OWC Jamie]

mikebw wrote:
[quote=Paul F.]
The paint adds nearly half a ton of weight... less "mission mass" for the orbiter.

Is the orange not paint as well?
that's the color of the raw foam insulation

[cbelt3]

Heavier and SAFER. Those mission enablers cost Seven people their lives.

[Paul F.]

That had nothing to do with the paint... or the weight.

That was 100% human "go fever".