[Lancey Howard]

I'm afraid that the media have already decided that the foam insulation is the "obvious" cause, and will never accept any other explanation, no matter how thorough and competent the investigation and analysis.

Like it or not, this is the result of failing to thoroughly check things out. Oh, they "analyzed" this and "concluded" that, but in the end NASA decided to just keep their fingers crossed. They should have checked it out.

[Willie Green]

Like it or not, this is the result of failing to thoroughly check things out.

Let us know when you discover that Utopia doesn't exist.

[Concerned]

LANCEY HOWARD WROTE: "Like it or not, this is the result of failing to thoroughly check things out. Oh, they "analyzed" this and "concluded" that, but in the end NASA decided to just keep their fingers crossed. They should have checked it out."

BINGO!

Possible damage to the left wing heat-shield tiles MAY NOT have been the ultimate cause of the break up, but it SHOULD have been checked out instead of just ASSUMING such a CRITICALLY IMPORTANT item was okay.

See my post #185.