Posted on 07/27/2005 3:25:59 PM PDT by MindBender26
NASA realizes debris that fell of external fuel tank yesterday came close to causing irrepairable damage to shuttle now in orbit.
Fleet GROUNDED. More later
Chances to return to flight again, no better than 50/50.
You answered my question...go back to the old formulation.
DING Ding ding........we have a winner
NASA Director Griffen said yesterday this is primitive technology.
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Isn't it true that we never had trouble with the foam - because there was no foam - until the envirowhackos got involved?
Once again, NASA claims over and over that there is no danger, no problems.
And again, NASA is proven wrong.
When do we start hearing about resignations from this organization?
It is almost unimaginable that NASA wouldn't have adequately addressed the specific problem that destroyed the last shuttle in flight. This is more than an accident or even a failure. The entire organization needs to held accountable.
Cite your source.
actually, config goes back to 60s. Until they changed them a few years ago, Shuttle computers were MAG CORE!
They went to Tempest laptops for a while.
The loss rate of flying vehicles while they were still experimental in the early 1900s was a lot higher than 2%. The shuttle is still an experimental vehicle. It is not a scheduled airliner and it does not carry paying passengers.
Not a chance. The next generation shuttle won't rely on this primitive technology.
Hey, the Atlas 5 was one azz kicking machine!
Why use the phrase "grounded"? It's not like they are planning more launches while Discovery is up there! It would be far better from a p.r. perspective to say that they are concerned about this, and that their only priority now is to return the crew safely home, and then once it is on the ground, THEN AND ONLY THEN do you announce you are "grounding" the fleet. Sheesh!
The families of those astronauts must feel unbelievably freaked out right now.
UNK
"YOU WERE 100% FO SHIZZLE THEY WOULD BE NO FOAM DISPLACEMENT IN THE BOOST PHASE!"
"vacuum tubes"
Still the best for home audio!
I don't see the big deal. It means they know they have a problem and that they can't fly anymore until they solve it. They are trying to be transparent as they do so.
They will solve this and continue flying, just wait.
LMAO, are they serious? We've talked about the reformulation of the foam for years here at Free Republic. I'm certainly no expert on the subject, but it's been pretty well acknolwedge the new "ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY" version sucks, or perhaps more accurately doesn't to the surface of the fuel tanks. NASA is aware of problem with the foam, "AREN'T THEY?"
Those of you who thought I was being too critical of NASA. What do you have to say now?
This shuttle went up unsafe. They are lucky there wasn't another serious strike.
I remain concerned if NASA is capable of assessing the risk factors involved with the shuttle, and flying it safely.
There's nothing I'd like better than to have the shuttle flying safely. It's become rather clear that either the equipment or the minds at NASA can't pull that off any longer.
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