Hugo wrote:
> On Earth, a metal texture may feature rust, organic dirt and tiny
> scratches.. What would happen if a ship has some organic dirt on
> it, and accelerates up through the atmosphere.. Would the dirt
> burn off completely?  Would it separate from the metal in outer
> space, due to the cold temperature?  Is it wise at all to have
> thin glass-like windows on a spaceship, even with electric shields?

Look around http://spaceflight.nasa.gov (they even have shuttle
specs...I'd like a good POV model of that for scale reference
for building other space things, will probably build my own)

-- 
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com

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