[Black Agnes]

Maybe this was when the shuttle first got 'low' enough for hte military sats to get a good pic?

Hmmmm....

[Black Agnes]

Argh, darnit. I should proof a bit more.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

On one of these threads I read that both military land cameras and space satellites routinely photograph the Shuttle's entire journey.

Certainly makes sense. NASA knows much more than it's telling.

It's odd to listen to every TV talking-head and newspaper say the problem most likely was due to the take-off tile damage, while every NASA employee from Dittemore on down maintains that's not realistic, and something else caused the problem.

IMO, regardless of the truth, NASA will publicly lay the blame on the errant tiles, and move on.