[Jael]

Freepers are the best. :-)

[Black Agnes]

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?

Course, it'll be covered up and never make national news or anything.

[Jael]

Freeper breaks foam issue story. :-)

[unspun]

My $.02 worth says ice, not foam.

[Lancey Howard]

Thanks for the ping!
The memory of our astronauts and the integrity of the space program demand that no stone can be left unturned. Congratulations to Free Republic and to the great people here who continue to make it work.

[Lancey Howard]

By the way, I maintain that the most pertinent part of this story is the environment-friendly lunacy that lead to the production of an inferior, more dangerous foam insulation.

Yeah, point blank, I want to know if NASA was forced by the Clinton EPA in 1997 (or thereabouts) to produce the foam without benefit of freon in its production. I want to know if the environmental extremists and their Democrat sponsors bear responsibility for the horrible deaths of seven astronauts.

[zeaal]

Sounds like FreeRepublic News Service FRNS!

[philman_36]

The woodpeckers caused it.

[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

[kassie]

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

[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......

[Willie Green]

IMHO the title should read: "Simpleton whacknut jumps to conclusions before all shuttle debris is collected for analysis"

[Hildy]

When we were young, we had a saying when one was being a bit arrogant..."So what do you want, a medal, or a chest to pin it on?"