HOW TO MAKE NEW TANK BETTER
It is good to see that serious improvement is happening to the space shuttle tank design and processing (AW&ST Oct. 4, p. 57). NASA might consider some planned failures, for instance, by building in a small pop-out piece so a larger chunk is not forced off the tank. The foam "divots" that have been...
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