On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:46:28 -0700, you ("Dave Radomski - KT0H"
<kt0h@attbi.com>) wrote:
> ... also suggest that piece of foam was probably partially/fully frozen
>(? -400F or so ?)... pretty hefty brick!
Only an issue if the ET foam would be soaked with water like a sponge
(rain, condensation, etc.), which it is designed not to do. The one thing
you want to avoid when launching a rocket is to carry unnecessary weight,
and a tank insulation soaked with water would be an extreme weight penalty.
CU! Markus
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