[flamefront]

tire pressure -

did they say it lessened or increased?

If the lack of tiles caused it to heat up, the tire could have burst from the heat inside the wing.

[CyberAnt]

OMG ... now I can see how the tire pressure reading could mean a great deal ... thank you so much for that interpretation.

I also heard that a door to a wheelwell could have come open ... which relates to the tire pressure issue.

I'm hoping there will be enough debris to make it possible for them to find out what happened; but traveling at such a high rate of speed, most of the shuttle will burn up.