[Swordmaker]

In fact, the guy that said this really is rocket science, is the one that said they couldn't lighten the load.

OReilly, tell us how to lighten the load... and do it without using "rocket science."

Sometimes, OReilly, there REALLY IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE.

[aristeides]

Sometimes, OReilly, there REALLY IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE.

Even if that's true (and I don't know how we can determine that as long as we don't know what the load was,) it doesn't mean that there was nothing that could have been done before the launch, like put a smaller load on the shuttle.

[OReilly]

Sometimes, OReilly, there REALLY IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE.

Why does that sound like a management excuse to most people?