Herb Schaltegger wrote in message ...
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Herb Schaltegger wrote:
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Two years, a few billion dollars, and it looks like they're installing
essentially the same equipment that failed before ....

Hey, why don't you try to pay attention? The root cause of the
Columbia accident was failure of the RCC or any of the supporting
structure. If you doubt that, try reading the CAIB report.

*cough* I mean, "wasn't" . . . *cough*


I read the CAIB report several times. After "eliminate shedding
from ET", the No. 2 recommendation was to increase the shuttle's
ability to sustain debris damage. One of the long-term goals
was to increase the orbiter's ability to re-enter Earth's
atmosphere even with minor damage. The photos show that neither
of these "toughen up the orbiter" recommendations have been
addressed.

- Ed Kyle