[mewzilla]

Yeah, and the NASA guy poopooed that report about debris over CA fast enough. I am not impressed with these guys or their thinking. Did you hear the answer about why they didn't even try to get pics of the wing (well, there's nothing we could have done about it...). And how about having the pics as a record in case the unthinkable happens. I am so po'ed at this guy right now.

[McGruff]

Break-up appears to have started with left wing
Telemetry received during the final minutes of shuttle Columbia's doomed reentry indicates the orbiter's break-up began with the left wing, NASA officials said. A series of sensors in the wing area failed and there were also indications of overheating before contact with the orbit was lost.

[mewzilla]

And what's with the astronauts not knowing about those sensor malfunctions until that idiot light, or whatever it was, went off? They don't need to know?? Why not leave that up to the pilot's discretion? Frankly if the folks in the cockpit had known about those other sensors failing (or whatever it was they did), maybe there was something they could have noted or looked for. This kind of attitiude, they don't need to know it, kind of reminds me about the attitude NASA had to its early astronauts, when they didn't consider them pilots at all.

[Dr. Zoo]

On TV a few minutes ago, the NASA spokesman said they asked the crew to film the wing damage.

He also said he was anxious for them to return so they could review the filming.

I believe eveything done is digitally transmitted to control center from space.

They are not going to tell us everything now, but will let out what they want us to hear. Of course in any investigation, they need to play some of the important cards close to their chest.