[oldcomputerguy]

"but I think NASA had no choice but to roll the dice....and they lost."


I think that captures it pretty well. The culpability is that NSAS knew it had a foam problem as it apparently started after an environmentally friendly type was used in conjunction with less of it. Foam has come off on 6 or more previous flights and they obviously have not fixed
the problem yet though this was an old tank.

[Focault's Pendulum]

"but I think NASA had no choice but to roll the dice....and they lost." I think that captures it pretty well.

It was just a thought as was this.....

We Roll The Dice

It sounds rather cold,,,but it seems to be what it is.

Just my thoughts...is all.