Aluminiumstreben
English translation: aluminum struts
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| 02:05 Aug 22, 2007 |
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peer agreement (net): +5aluminum struts Explanation: Or aluminium struts in BE. Shannon said NASA was balancing conflicting concerns. First, it wanted to assess whether the heated air that surrounds a shuttle on re-entry might damage aluminum struts, normally completely protected by the heat-shield tiles, in Endeavour's underside. Lengthy repairs might delay future flights and NASA has a mandate from the White House to finish the International Space Station in 2010 and retire the space shuttle fleet. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=sci_tech&id=556804... |
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