[OldFriend]

Isn't hindsight wonderful. The fact is that since there had been a breach without serious consequences there was a false sense that there would be NO dire consequences in the future.

[RoughDobermann]

The fact is that since there had been a breach without serious consequences there was a false sense that there would be NO dire consequences in the future.

Would NASA have done the following if they believed that there would be NO dire consequences of such a reoccurance?

"The space agency formally reported the damage to its Program Requirements Control Board, an internal safety oversight body, which ordered fleetwide improvements in the installation of sealant materials before Atlantis was allowed to launch for its mission in September 2000."