Untold Story: How Water Saved the Shuttle.

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This five-minute water short reveals the crucial but little-known role water plays in protecting the Space Shuttle during launches. Discover the untold story of how NASA engineers ingeniously used water and clever engineering to avert a catastrophic problem that threatened the entire Shuttle program.

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