[davisfh]

The formula was changed around 1996/1997 to make it more "environmentally friendly." I'm sure that no consideration was given to manned space flight safety when this happened.

The fact that the spray on foam insulation (SOFI) formula was changed should be questioned, but it won't be. It's doubtful that you'll ever see anything about this on the evening news.

[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.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

It's doubtful that you'll ever see anything about this on the evening news.

Just as we never heard a word about the fact that they stopped spraying asbestos based insulation on all girders above the 55th floor of the WTC during construction in the '70's due to EPA regulations.

I blame the Muslims for destroying the WTC...I blame the deaths of thousands that day and the deaths of the Columbia 7 on this type of piss poor thinking

[Tunehead54]

The formula was changed around 1996/1997 to make it more "environmentally friendly." I'm sure that no consideration was given to manned space flight safety when this happened.

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They yanked the freon to save the ozone layer. The ice would only form UNDERNEATH the insulating layer if the insulation had already come "unglued" - compared to the billions of A/C units using freon WHATEVER the shuttle used would be akin to peeing in the ocean - and putting our guys and gals with the right stuff at risk for no reason. Sigh.