[rintense]

Interesting stuff here. So if the heart shield is compromised, then obviously it can not be corrected by computers or crew.

[bonesmccoy]

Something happened to the TPS or to the structural stability.

I doubt it's the rockets onboard. It's something else.

[hole_n_one]

The flag flies at half-staff above the White House in Washington Saturday, Feb. 1. 2003. The space shuttle Columbia broke up in flames over Texas killing all seven crew members aboard. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)