The Space Shuttle
by dwb
Another canceled launch.
Unlike Mike South (mikesouth.com), I am not a rocket scientist and I have never worked at NASA. Maybe one of you smart folks could explain to me, as if I am three years old, why the space shuttle can fly in space, but not in the rain.
It has parts that crack, parts that break, the foam panels get messed up… all while flying around 17500 miles per hour. But if there is a slight chance of rain or clouds, the launch is canceled.
It can orbit the earth at amazing speeds and get hit with space debris in the process, yet the thing simply falls apart while sitting on the launch pad, and rain will stop a launch. I don’t understand.
I’m all ears if anyone would like to take the time to explain this to me. Mike?