Atlantis WILL be retired in 2008

[MeteorWayne]

RCC= Reinforced Carbon-Carbon is the material that the leading edge of the orbiter winds is made of. It is what was damaged by the foam causing the loss of Columbia.<br /><br />MMOD=micrometeoroid/orbiting debris which can cause damage such as this which occurred on STS-115<br /><br />MW <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>