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<DIV><SPAN class=356213603-02092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral was designed to take a
direct</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=356213603-02092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>hit
from a cat 5. Having seen it up close and personal, I have no doubt that
it will</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=356213603-02092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>perform as specified, with a margin of safety.
spike</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org
[mailto:extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Kevin
Freels<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 01, 2004 1:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B> ExI
chat list<BR><B>Subject:</B> [extropy-chat] SPACE: Will Frances destroy the
remaining threeshuttles?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>With KSC preparing for Frances' arrival (<A
href="http://spaceflightnow.com/hurricane/status.html">http://spaceflightnow.com/hurricane/status.html</A>),
one has to wonder what damage, or good would come if the remaining three
shuttles were destroyed by hurricane or tornado while in their hangers. </DIV>
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