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Re: ISS Solar array producing power despite rip

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Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack View Post
Thought this Story optimizes the FIRST saying "Purpose over pimpness"

http://cmsimg.floridatoday.com/apps/...=650&ti tle=0
If you like that one, then you need to look at the Skylab project and the solar array/sunshield repair and replacement activity. It is one of the best examples of "function over form" that I have ever seen. It did the job and worked perfectly, but was one of the ugliest solutions anyone had seen in a long time (but no one cared! )

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