Subj : Cool photo
To   : John Guillory
From : Deuce
Date : Thu Jul 21 2005 12:03 pm

  Re: Cool photo
  By: John Guillory to Lex364 on Thu Jul 21 2005 12:26:00

 >    Either way, weather it damages the engines or just requires re-priming th
 >    fuel system, ya want to get up there and re-prime the fuel system or repa
 >    the engines in space before you can return to earth?  I mean, it may be
 >    bad changing a tire on the interstate during rush hour, but how about
 >    trying to fuel up and repair a rocket engine in the middle of an asteroid
 >    shower!

Both have been done numerous times in space with a good track record... and, of
course, the "asteroid shower" thing is flawed imagery.

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