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sdelmonteWell, so much for the shuttle program. Grounded again after the current flight becuase they can't stop foam from breaking off the fuel tank.
Part of me is really angry that NASA thought they solved the problem, but clearly didn't. Once again, the people in charge of our space program are taking risks they shouldn't be.
Part of me is perplexed that the program can be brought to a halt by foam. It is humbling. of course, that these powerful marvels of (moderately) impressive technology can be stopped by something so simple. But it says that the tech isn't that good, is it, if something built to travel in space can be damaged so easily.
And part of me is not at all surprised. From day one, I have not had any trust in the heat shielding. It comes off too easily. It has been a problem for 25 years. And NASA's failure to replace it says all we need to know about the shuttle and its shortcomings.
Sigh. What a mess.
Part of me is really angry that NASA thought they solved the problem, but clearly didn't. Once again, the people in charge of our space program are taking risks they shouldn't be.
Part of me is perplexed that the program can be brought to a halt by foam. It is humbling. of course, that these powerful marvels of (moderately) impressive technology can be stopped by something so simple. But it says that the tech isn't that good, is it, if something built to travel in space can be damaged so easily.
And part of me is not at all surprised. From day one, I have not had any trust in the heat shielding. It comes off too easily. It has been a problem for 25 years. And NASA's failure to replace it says all we need to know about the shuttle and its shortcomings.
Sigh. What a mess.
