There is nothing here to get all worked up about.”
I am not worked up just the embarrassment of this creaky operation is wearing thin.
I guess I don’t understand what is embarrassing about a scratch.
Yes, shuttle is old and it is a classic example of what you get when you engineer to political requirements. However it is a testament to man’s ingenuity that they continue to make it work.
creaky operation..
maybe it is flying 20th century technology in the 21st century, but stuff happens, no matter how much fore- and after-thought goes into putting these big birds in the sky.
I wouldn’t be too embarassed, this is one of the few things the US does reasonably well, foul-ups or otherwise..