SPOKANITE WROTE: "Even with my limited knowledge and, with my own eyes in the past, you can exit the space shuttle while it's in orbit! If they could have, at least, taken a look at the damage made from the liftoff, they could have come to some kind of conclusion on how to deal with it. It's obvious NASA doesn't have any kind of backup plan if things ever go wrong in space."
EXACTLY!
Also, does anyone know if GPS would work in space? I would think it would, but I don't know that much about it. I understand it works via getting satellite positioning readings. It SEEMS like it would work in space as well, EXCEPT that it might need a FORTH satellite reading since the element of height above the earth's surface is introduced. Anybody know enough about GPS to answer?
Tell you what, why don't you apply for a position at NASA. That way you can solve all their problems for them!