[Chad Fairbanks]

Does anyone find a basic flaw in the argument that a spacewalk in ZERO GRAVITY is going to damage tiles?

Not really, no? Why, do you?

[blackdog]

I find it an excuse for not sending an astronaut outside to at least look at the ship! There is so much crap/debris floating in orbit that can hit/damage the ship, I cannot believe that a visual pre-entry inspection of the hull is not part of those 7000, systems checks prior to re-entry. They walk around on it to fix antenae, camera's, mirrors, panels, collectors, arms, and such....Why all the sudden would looking at the one physical condition on the shuttle that keeps you alive on re-entry over all others be an execise of futility and potentially damage the ship?