[sci.space.shuttle] Shuttle Status for 04/27/89 Afterno

kenny@m.cs.uiuc.edu (04/29/89)

/* Written  3:24 pm  Apr 28, 1989 by stadler@Apple.COM in m.cs.uiuc.edu:sci.space.shuttle */
>>          and the ice inspection team and closeout crew are released to the
>>          pad.   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>          4,000 ft. level and the temperature expected is 87 degrees.
>>							  ^^^^^^^^^^^^

>Why bother?

Because the ET contains cryogenic propellants, so icing is possible
in humid weather irrespective of the ambient temperature.

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