NASA decides to fly shuttle without Protuberance Air Load ramp
NASA has decided to remove the Protuberance Air Load ramp from the space shuttle's external tank before its next flight, according to Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier. The PAL ramp is a large area of foam designed to deflect winds away from a cable tray that runs along...
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