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- From: umteghts@ccu.umanitoba.ca (david teghtsoonian)
- Subject: Re: KSC vs Andrew
- Message-ID: <1992Sep6.050157.3758@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- References: <1992Sep3.214625.3304@titan.ksc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 05:01:57 GMT
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- In <1992Sep3.214625.3304@titan.ksc.nasa.gov> waterman@titan.ksc.nasa.gov writes:
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- >When Hurricane Andrew hit Florida all four orbiters where at KSC.
- >OV-105 (Endeavour) was in the VAB. The other three were tucked
- >away inside OPF bays.
- >The OPF bays probably would have survived realativly unharmed.
- >The VAB more than likely would have sustained damage.
-
-
- Uh, I happened to visit KSC 3 days after Andrew and there was quite
- definately a shuttle parked on 39B with the service structure clamped
- around it. Was it moved to the pad only after Andrew had safely passed?
- Is the Shuttle/Service Structure/Launch Pad designed to handle hurricane
- force winds? Or do they pull the plugs and move it back to the VAB if
- a hurricane threatens? (wouldn't this take at least a day?)
-
- -Curt
-