If the shuttle was up there now and NASA knew that the tiles were damaged enough to cause a possible burn up on re-entry, do you think they would have just stood around saying "nothing can be done"?
Are you serious? Can you be that obtuse?
But that doesn't fit with your agenda, does it?
My "agenda" is taking issue with the statement that "nothing could have been done".
NASA made the decison that tile damage as a result of falling insulation was not a problem.
They were apparently wrong.
Its been going on for years, and was an accident waiting to happen.
That is the truth. It obviously is not the White Houses fault, but it is certainly someones fault.
I support NASA and the space program, I often see the shuttle taking off from my bedroom window in Miami.
What is your agenda?