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Originally posted by add alone From what I understand is that delta shaped craft are US classified aircraft. NASA is run by the DoD, so I think it makes sense for NASA to call this object debris as the higher ups were probably aware of what it really is.
Originally posted by horsegiver
This triangle looks exactly like those seen among the Clementine Lunar Atlas photos, often written off as 'Glitches'.
South Carolina-March, 2009
I was sitting outside waiting for the mailman to come by my home. The weather was overcast most of the day.
The object in my photographs made no sound. It was pretty far away.
I could barely make out the object through my camera LCD screen. This happened in South Carolina.
Camera make and model: Konica Minolta-DiMage Z20. Three photographs taken on 03-16-2009, at 4:28 PM
Greg
NASA Photo ID: STS61C-31-002 File Name: 10062623.jpg
Film Type: 70mm Date Taken: 01/12/86
Title: Piece of thermal insulation tile floats near the Shuttle Columbia
Description:
A small piece of thermal insulation tile floats in space near the Shuttle
Columbia. The cloudy surface of the earth is used as a background.
Subject terms:
COLUMBIA (ORBITER)
ONBOARD ACTIVITIES
PHOTOGRAPHY
SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-C
THERMAL PROTECTION
TILES
Originally posted by zorgon
reply to post by Acharya
A piece of tile is better than just 'space debris'.
Originally posted by Acharya
Well, if you imagine the forces the tiles are submitted to when the shuttle leaves Earth, then it is strange that the tile would only loosen when the spacecraft is in space where there is no friction. Some people may find that explanation hard to swallow.
Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by Acharya
Well, if you imagine the forces the tiles are submitted to when the shuttle leaves Earth, then it is strange that the tile would only loosen when the spacecraft is in space where there is no friction. Some people may find that explanation hard to swallow.
Yes hard to swallow to be sure... ...
Originally posted by JimOberg
The shuttle is indeed subjected to stressful shocks even after reaching orbit. Sad that you don't know about the phenomenon of thruster firings.
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