Sounds like a serious slit has been seen on the underside of the space shuttle.
2007-08-11 14:39:44 · 3 answers · asked by The Father of All Neocons 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I would be inclined to do the same thing as I always do when I encounter a gash underneath something: rather than eliminate it altogether, just inject some hot goo into the slit and move on.
2007-08-13 00:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by A Toast For Trayvon 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They have a kind of heat-resistant foam patching material. If the "gash" is large enough to need repair, they can squirt this stuff into it and smooth it out - like spackle.
If the damage is too great to repair this way, they would have to send up another shuttle to pick them up and come home.
2007-08-11 22:32:28 · answer #2 · answered by skeptik 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make interlocking pieces, as puzzle pieces, instead of tiles. They could also thread them into the vessel and interlock each other for added strength.
2007-08-11 21:48:16 · answer #3 · answered by smom0115 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋