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Ivan Seeking
Mar30-04, 03:59 PM
.... However, in ejecting the core from the main body of a RORSAT, a plumbing problem plagued the satellite design. Faulty seals permitted the NaK coolant to leak, leaving thouands upon thousands of droplets to spill freely in to space. [continued]

http://space.com/news/mystery_monday_040329.html

I couldn't decide where best to put this...astronomy, politics, earth/environment, technology, engineering??? So here. :confused: