[HairOfTheDog]

Do you guys honestly think you know better? - Have you sent NASA your resumes? I am sure they would love to have people on-hand that could immediately solve this problem. Think of how much money they would save on rocket scientists!

[Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh]

HairoftheDog..

If you believe that everyone in management at NASA is a rocket-scientist....better yet, if you believe that everyone involved in accident investigation and reconstruction is a rocket-scientist, you are misinformed.

Sorry, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to sniff out someone who is being less than forthcoming in their responses.

My point was simple - the program director was evasive in his answer, non-responsive. It was a very simple question. Did NASA consider a space-walk to examine the damage?

He did not say yes or no. He said "we cant' technically go outside the shuttle and repair tiles."

[Stefan Stackhouse]

No, but the MANAGEMENT of NASA -- especially the POLITICAL MANAGEMENT -- is by no means infallible or beyond criticism. They have made errors of judgment before, and it is thus quite legitimate to wonder out loud if some more haven't been made this time.