[TLBSHOW]

I think they have all lost any sense of discussion because all they see is attacks on The President. They are so conditioned to attack that that is all that is done now instead of discussing the topic or caring how it happened. Or how to solve it.

[txradioguy]

During the STS-87 mission, there was a change made on the external tank. Because of NASA's goal to use environmentally friendly products, a new method of "foaming" the external tank had been used for this mission and the STS-86 mission. It is suspected that large amounts of foam separated from the external tank and impacted the orbiter. This caused significant damage to the protective tiles of the orbiter. Foam cause damage to a ceramic tile?! That seems unlikely, however when that foam is combined with a flight velocity between speeds of MACH two to MACH four, it becomes a projectile with incredible damage potential.
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According to NASA, during several previous Space Shuttle flights, including the shuttle launched Nov. 29, 1998, the shuttle external tank experienced a significant loss of foam from the intertank. The material lost caused damage to the thermal protection high-temperature tiles on the lower surface of the shuttle orbiter. http://www.arnold.af.mil/aedc/newsreleases/1999/99-041.htm

[A Citizen Reporter]

"I think they have all lost any sense of discussion because all they see is attacks on The President"

Not that I care a bit about what you "think", Todd. However, this thread that YOU STARTED is not discussing the President. NOBODY has brought up the President, until you, Todd, just did.

We were talking about NASA, and falling tiles over California, and debunking some "journalists" theories.

Try to stay on topic, on your own thread.