Freeper Breaks Foam Problem Story at FR First!!!

Freerepublic ^ | 4/1/03 | Freepers

[Jael]

Hmm, interesting.

I did hear that NASA has asked the lab who did some foam testing a while back not to release the results.

[Jael]

I agree. They will focus on the tile issue and mention it was foam that damaged it, but I doubt we will ever see complete coverage of the whole issue.

[Jael]

Howdy.

I think that there was ice and foam. ;-)

I think NASA has already said they could tell it was the foam. It came from the left joint where the fuel tank is joined to the Shuttle.

[Jael]

Hi there. I don't really have a ping list per se. But I did clip some names from a few of the other threads regarding the Shuttle to ping to this. I didn't keep it, so unless we cross paths again, you'll probably never hear from me. :-)

I'm Jael. Homeschool mom of a great 11 year old here in the Deep South. :-)

[TLBSHOW]

bttt

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Did you catch the reply during the news conference this morning/afternoon about their installing more 'environmentally friendly' foam due to EPA regulations or some such?

Man, if somebody is responsible for such a decision without properly testing the foam first, he better not cross my path, or else I just might kick his @$$!

[KneelBeforeZod]

there was a guy on another site that was talking about it the day of the launch, and for some reason everyone was trashing him. I'm not sure where he first got the info though.

[jwh_Denver]

The memory of our astronauts and the integrity of the space program demand that no stone can be left unturned.

Demand all you want. The only ones that will know the truth are Freepers and a few others. The public will be fed a crock of Clintons and they'll buy it. Just like so many other lies about other disasters. You think the EPA will take any heat for this? Do you think any enviromentalists will have a finger pointed at them? Watch how a lie is fabricated and put forward as a fact. It's a learning process and as much as it makes you sick you'll expect it because that is the way things work. I didn't write the book but I've learned from it.

[philman_36]

The woodpeckers caused it.

[dasboot]

PING ME! PING ME!

[dasboot]

Sorry Chad.....PING ME!

[backhoe]

I have a little about the demonization of Freon gas here:

Scams, Scalawags, and an all-too-gullible Public...famous frauds sold to America

[SeeRushToldU_So]

ping

[kassie]

I keep my screen on FreeRepublic all day. This is the best place to read it first !

[Chad Fairbanks]

Just checking - I'm on too many ping lists as it is, so I like to nip stuff in the bud ;0)

[isthisnickcool]

Has anyone seen liftoff video from the flight two flights prior to STS-107? Where there was another event where material hit the orbiter?

I'm hearing things......

[fooman]

I am not aware of another event, but if there is one do tell.

[isthisnickcool]

I have heard this A.M. that STS-105 came back with obvious damage that may have been caused by the "foam/ice" or something else and that people were calling for grounding the orbiters.

I cannot find any video but there are some photos here. It's hard to compare the "before and after" flight images. The orbiter looks very "pock marked" to me but it could be photographic variables. Note that in some of the photos they are making videos of the orbiter so I'm sure NASA has detailed data on this and other missions.

Some people seem to think that Ron Dittmore's days are numbered and that a lot of heads are going to roll as more facts come out.

Houston, we've got a problem........

[fooman]

Thanks for the info. Its these kind of contribution that make this place great.

[ninenot]

Typically, the EPA will force a MANUFACTURER to change formulations. I think that NASA simply ordered the stuff from manufacturer XYZ who was under EPA scrutiny and had to change the formula.

The fact that the manufacturer advised NASA of the difficulty doesn't change anything--NASA cannot or would not appeal for an exception to EPA "thought" on the matter.