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   Message 105,918 of 106,651   
   Alain Fournier to Snidely   
   Re: SLS launch. NASA still has it   
   20 Nov 22 08:38:15   
   
   From: alain245@videotron.ca   
      
   On Nov/20/2022 at 02:50, Snidely wrote :   
   > Trolidan7 submitted this gripping article, maybe on Saturday:   
   >> On 11/16/22 3:04 AM, Alain Fournier wrote:   
   >>> SLS launched this morning. It was spectacular. NASA showed us again   
   >>> that they really know how to run a boondoggle.   
   >>>   
   >>> Alain Fournier   
   >>   
   >> Are those center tanks painted red, or do they rust quickly?   
   >   
   > The foam insulation on the core stage gets a suntan, just like the   
   > Shuttle's external tanks did.   
      
   To be more precise. The natural colour of the insulation foam is light   
   orange. After exposition to sunlight, it becomes a darker rusty colour   
   (what Snidely called a suntan).   
      
      
   Alain Fournier   
      
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