I will agree with you re: foam falling off. It worked much better when we used to paint it, and when we used a better foam. Now, they can’t go back. Is that NASA’s fault? Not really, except for the original question of removing the paint.
As for the “Russian Roulette” comment - that’s the kind of nail-biting hysterics I’m talking about. The system is built to take the strikes, and tiles are meant to be replaced. These scratches are not significant, and everything is working as intended. This is not a cause to declare it “Russian roulette”.
? But we have cameras to see .... Let's say if the leading edge of the left wing took a hit! BTW sound familiar!! Hey why not just Fix the damm problem?