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Columbia Shuttle on the Launchpad

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Rebel Shuttle : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

Rebel Shuttle

19 votes NegativePositive

313 days 21 hours ago...

I read NASA saved 600 lbs of weight on the shuttle by not painting the external tank white.

-DressToKill- : LVL 43: VP 5: said:

-DressToKill-

2 votes NegativePositive

313 days 8 hours ago...

Was it Matt, Gloss, Silk, External Weathershield or Eggshell???????????????

InsayneJayne (Admin) : LVL 65: VP 5: said:

InsayneJayne

1 votes NegativePositive

308 days 1 hour ago...

I can never get enough of Space-related images.

sum_guy : LVL 41: VP 4.9: said:

sum_guy

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307 days 22 hours ago...

^It was sears weatherbeater paint
and they stopped in the 80s, so this pic is at least that old

flowtice : LVL 29: VP 3.8: said:

flowtice

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307 days 11 hours ago...

only the first two shuttle missions had the external tank painted, sts-2 being in november of 1981.

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