Thread: NASA Snafu
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Old 04-18-2005, 10:19 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by wolf
Is that newspeak for "It blows itself up for security reasons into itty bitty pieces you can't pick out of space with a tweezer?"
Never blow anything up in earth orbit. Just a paint chip can shatter the shuttle windshield. Littering in space (even a cigarette butt) can have deadly consequences.
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