my only concern would be of the depth of any damage and I need to check the re-entry aero flow and heat hot spots info, these tiles are likely not in a high heat flow area, even so, a patchjob is a viable option if some tiles are suspect.
hang in there.
LOL will do.
Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on a mission to NASA's Hubble Telescope
from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, May 11, 2009.
REUTERS/Scott Audette