NASA brainstorming new ways of preventing ice on shuttle tank

NASA is considering several alternative methods for preventing ice from forming on the space shuttle's external tank that could break loose and threaten the orbiter during launch, in addition to the current favored method of installing heaters. Last week, shuttle managers chose to postpone the...

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