[P-Marlowe]

Something could have been done if they knew the ship was seriously damaged. I heard this morning that the Atlantis Shuttle could have been ready for launch on a week's notice. Columbia was up in space doing its mission for longer than that. If they suspected the tiles might cause something like this they should have started preparing the Atlantis for launch the second they suspected there might be a problem.

So, if NASA suspected a problem, they had plenty of time to fix it. Lets just hope that they honestly didn't think there was a problem, otherwise heads will roll.

[Poohbah]

I heard this morning that the Atlantis Shuttle could have been ready for launch on a week's notice.

"Anything's easy if you're not the guy doing the work."