Hey! I just thought of a simple way to fix the Shuttles "Foam Problem"

[Up2Late]

Remember when they first launched the Space Shuttle back in 1981?

Remember what they changed on the Second Space Shuttle Launch, and everyone after that?

Give up?

:think:They Painted the First Shuttles "External Fuel Tank," but they stopped painting the tanks, after the first one, to save time, labor costs, and Weight. Some of you are probably saying weight, how much weight could paint add?

In two words, A Lot, but really not that much considering that a lot of other things (like Computers) have improved and become lighter.

And WHY would this fix the problem? Because it would create a very thin, Hard, paint sealing shell, sealing in any imperfections in the foam.

And they might not even have to paint the whole tank, just the problem areas!

What do you folks think, any reasons why this wouldn't work or be completely wrong? :shrug: