01-11-2007, 10:49
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Curmudgeon
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Re: ISS Solar array producing power despite rip
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Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack
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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!  )
-dave
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