[Little Pig]

The whole fuel tank fiasco could be solved by a simple call to D.C. asking the President to sign authorization for NASA to return to the old foam formulation. Maybe this time they can get the foam colored white like it's supposed to be.

[The_Victor]

The more I hear from Griffin, the more I like him.

[dc-zoo]

The way these things work there's no way the next launch will be soon. Director is just trying to sound upbeat after another tank foam failure.

[PlanoMike]

Two Letters to the Editor in this morning's Dallas Morning News offered unique solutions to the problem. The first suggested shrink wrapping the tank, while the other suggested chicken wire with duct tape to secure the foam.

I like the shrink wrapping option!

[dead]

He said he has set up a "tiger team"

Great! We’re going to gay our way to a solution!

[MinorityRepublican]

It was an alarming repeat of the problem that doomed Columbia in 2003, when a piece of foam knocked a hole in its left wing. The searing gases of re-entry melted the wing from the inside out, causing the spacecraft to disintegrate. All seven astronauts aboard died.

Does anyone here know what is the temperature of the re-entry?

[Sergio]

Note to NASA

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting to get a different result.

Revert back to the old insulating foam formula and be done with it.

Best Regards

Sergio

[dirtboy]

He said he has set up a "tiger team" to try to solve the problem as quickly as possible.

NASA pegs the DCF (Dilbert Convergence Factor) meter yet again (and that's not a false reading). Maybe they should invite Wally to be on their tiger team.

[Lagrange Point]

Seems they put the insulation for my water heater inside the tank. Why not inside the external fuel tank? Seems the foam would have some protection by the wall of the tank (fiber glass?) during assent.

L.P.