Friday, July 29, 2005

Why would foam damage a multi-billion dollar piece of aeronautical and space exploration?

I don't get it. Today, well actually last night, I had this thought and wondered Why? Yes this would be the 2nd of my Why entries.

We spend billions and billions of dollars researching and designing this wonderful Space Shuttle. It withstands the G-Forces and the vibrations of lift off. It gets pelted by space particles zooming by at light speed. It also withstands the extreme heat of re-entry. So why would a piece of foam damage it?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I have your answer! Ironically, it is because the people who designed the rocket and the foam didn't get the educational experiences they needed when they were growing up -- instead of spending money and time on education, money and time were spent by the government on space exploration.