Bill Gray wrote:

A spokesman for Lockheed Martin Corp., which builds the tanks at
Michoud, said inadvertent worker damage is one of the potential
causes being investigated. "We're committed to supporting NASA and
the space shuttle program," spokesman Harry Wadsworth said."

..Of course, this means that new rules will be passed prohibiting
NASA workers from carving their initials into the tank foam before
launch
:-)

OM

Rather poorly engineered space vehicle that can be destroyed by
someone leaning against it.

Better get Convair on the phone, and tell them that Atlas will never
work. If you aren't always pumping them full of air, they'll
collapse under their own weight.

Better call Martin, too. There's an off chance that someone might
drop a wrench socket in a silo, and puncture both a fuel and oxidizer
tank.

--
Pete Stickney
Java Man knew nothing about coffee.