[rescue] Re: [geeks] Crap! Not again...

[Michael Free]

Yes, more than just coincidence. We should declare war on all forces of
terrorist foam. Foam is evil!

This was a tragic accident. There was nothing that could have been done once
that tile was damaged, they didn't have the capability to spacewalk out and
repair it. What was done was done.

Mike Free
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> Yes, but if I heard the briefing earlier correctly, the piece of foam that
> came off impacted the left wing.  The left wing was the first place (so
> far) that looks like the failure point.  They also admitted to tile damage
> from other foam impacts, but did not consider it a safety issue (but they
> could be wrong there).  Perhaps it's more than just coincidence that the
> left wing was the target of the foam and the failure point (based on how
> it sounds so far, at least)?
>
> > It sounds to me that a pinhole in the left wing slowly spread, severing
> > wires and sensors as it went, until it finally weakened the airframe
enough
> > that it failed.
> >
> > I'm listening to the NASA briefing at the moment, and they're currently
> > discounting the lost piece of foam as to damage to the tiles.
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