I fear your sentiments are correct. Has anyone ever considered that perhaps NASA actually did think that the damage was insignificant and that is why no "fixes" were attempted?
Has anyone ever considered that perhaps NASA actually did think that the damage was insignificant and that is why no "fixes" were attempted? Nah! That was their official position on Saturday. They've already said they had a meeting to discuss this very thing, came to the conclusion that it was similar to events in previous missions, and that it wasn't serious.
Since that was their official statement, it's obvious it should be disregarded. ;^)