The Inertial Navigational System provides the position,
velocity, orientation, and angular velocity of a vehicle by
measuring the linear and angular accelerations applied to the
system in an inertial reference frame. Got that?
"The team has come through with flying colors and
gotten a completely flight worthy tank put together. ... We are
essentially done with all the repairs on the tank
now."
Source: Mike Leinbach, NASA space shuttle
launch director. Agency officials announced Friday repairs on the
hail-damaged external tank on Space Shuttle Atlantis have been
completed, clearing the shuttle for roll out to launch pad 39A this
Wednesday.
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