Subj : NASA, shuttle, anyone?
To   : WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
From : CHARLES ANGELICH
Date : Sun Aug 14 2005 05:45 pm

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Hello Wayne - 

CA>>> Have been a bit surprised at the lack of interest in this
CA>>> echo of the sloppiness of the recent space shuttle launch? 

->> sloppiness?? 

WC> Yup. Rules stated no launch without all four tank fuel
WC> sensors working. Shuttle not rolled back but delayed. 

WC> Intermittent problem with the faulty fuel sensor never
WC> pinned down it happened to be working when they launched
WC> after deciding to override their own safety rules. 

That's #1. 

The need to remove some sort of 'packing' material that was
protruding from between some tiles and a heat-shielding
'blanket' near the cockpit area that was torn. They removed the
protruding packing but I'm thinking it was in there for a
_reason_ which made me wonder why they were so happy it came
out easily. They decided not to even try to fix the torn
blanket (probably didn't have a replacement for it anyhow). 

I would prefer that NASA discontinue launchings of the shuttles
but I have a feeling they will continue until there is another
horrific outcome. :-( 

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