Fox 'n' Friends noted it prominently yesterday. But it should have been trumpeted from 1997, when the performance difference and risk associated with the performance difference were known.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/835773/posts
2003 FR Thread - Michoud External Tanks May Hold Clue About Columbia Accident.
I'm glad Fox covered it. Of course, they also need to cover the asbestos issue from 1986.