[snopercod]

Pointing fingers at Palmdale is totally poor.

I didn't realize that you have some connection to Palmdale and/or Rockwell.

This may have absolutely nothing to do with the loss of the Columbia.

BUT, I have personally been in the midbody of the shuttle and seen with my own eyes the "professional" work done by the Palmdale people - the stepped-on boron struts, intercostals, wiring harnesses, and tubing. I have personally viewed the IPR log when the Columbia came back from Palmdale. I have personaly knowledge of the months of additional processing time required to repair all the damage they did out there.

Facts are facts. The Palmdale workers butcher the shuttle every single time they get their hands on it.

[bonesmccoy]

cheap shot...
california could criticize Florida too.
But given today's events, we will withhold comment.

[First_Salute]

Bump.

[I got the rope]

So we should lay the blame on the taxpayer right? If there were safety concerns, then they should have been addressed by the people who were in charge and had the moral authority to make a decision. If they were negligent, then they should be fired.