aer@alice.UucP (D. Rosenberg) (01/31/86)
In article <646@sfmin.UUCP>, jeffj@sfmin.UUCP/attunix!jeffj writes... > 2) I know we recover the tanks after each mission, but are they re-used? > What is the history of the liquid fuel tank - > How many times was it used? > What is the inspection/recertification process? The liquid fuel tank (the big bullet-shaped thing, that gets dumped out over the Indian Ocean) isn't re-used. The two SRBs, however, *are* recovered, and parts from them (not the whole thing as a unit) are re-used. The people at NASA have, of course, been saying that they check the re-used SRB parts for metal strain and other decay. -- ########################################################################## #D. Rosenberg "Disclaimer: I'd never want to hurt anyone with My Opinions" #(..{ihnp4,research,allegra}!alice!aer)