Did NASA know there was a problem? PIC and Excerpts from an Israeli Article

Maariv ^

[yonif]

The left wing of the shuttle picture taken from the window of the shuttle.

Main Issue in the Article

Did Nasa know about this and therefore kept their silence, not telling the astronauts?

-The photo was revealed on Channel 1 of Israel. This pic was taken during an interview the Channel had with the Israeli astronaut.

[BuckeyeForever]

OK, I will buy that the lack of fuel prevented the Shuttle from getting to the ISS. But I don't understand your conclusion that NASA wouldn't consider doing a "rushed launch" of Atlantis. Assuming Atlantis could reach Columbia in time, why wouldn't it have been possible to transport 7 EVA suits from Atlantis to Columbia, and bring them over to Atlantis?
You would think NASA would always have contingency plans for a space rescue using another shuttle, wouldn't you? Granted, at any given time, weather conditions might make a launch impossible, but I am amazed if it never occurred to anyone at NASA the day might come when a rescue mission might be needed.

[yonif]

http://home.earthlink.net/~sigma90/israelrebut.mpg

YOU MUST SEE THIS - VIDEO SHOWS CRACKS ON SHUTTLE.

[Swordmaker]

Yonif, Thank you for the link to the video footage.

I have NOW identified the object in the picture. It IS on Columbia but it is NOT THE WING not is it the External Fuel Tank.

The object in the picture is the forward bulkhead of the payload bay right behind the crew area!

The video was made by an external video camera in the payload bay. There IS No WINDOW! The tophat (there are actually 2 in the video) is most likely the locking pins for the payload bay doors.

[Ichneumon]

I think it IS a picture of the external tank falling away from the orbiter that has been mis-interpretted by the reporters at the paper.

See the thread linked in post #315. I tracked down the objects in the picture, and they're from inside the payload bay.

[Adder]

"1. Nasa Did not make any effort to investigate the outside of the ship for serious damage, even after seeing that panel fall on the wing. They could have used a telescope or a spy satellite to do so."
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My understanding was that NASA did investigate the "damage" and concluded there was no damage. The second part of the statement indicates a serious lack of understanding on the part of the article writer.
Everyone wants answers NOW but this type of reporting is simply irresponsible.

[AbsoluteJustice]

Who now needs glasses that this has been prooven to ba a farse? Critical thinking does that to someone.

[Wil H]

The Shuttle could NOT have flown to the Space Station and awaited another shuttle as Columbia had no docking ring to effect a personnel transfer. The claim is totally bogus.

[Barnacle]

YOU MUST SEE THIS - VIDEO SHOWS CRACKS ON SHUTTLE.

I watched the video. The things that were described in the article as cracks are not cracks. They are:

1) A wire taped to the inside of the shuttle's hull with Band-Aid shaped pieces of aluminum tape.

2) A seam in a tarp-like fabric that appears to have been folded against the inside of the hull.

The tip of the left wing does not even come into view at 31 seconds into the video clip.

I believe you posted this tread in good faith, but I think it’s time you ping those who participated in the discussion and set them straight.

[yonif]

Based upon the findings of freepers, we have concluded the following about the video/and the image.

The "Cracks" are nothing but:

1) A wire taped to the inside of the shuttle's hull with Band-Aid shaped pieces of aluminum tape.

2) A seam in a tarp-like fabric that appears to have been folded against the inside of the hull.