[KevinDavis]

I know I shouldn't say this, but I had a feeling this would happen. Our shuttle fleet is old and we should have replaced them asap. I hope this does not hurt human exploration in space. It shouldn't. IMHO

[Taffini]

I think this was Colubias 28th flight, in the contract NASA signed the ships are suposed to last upto 100 flights so i dont know if aging was the probem. Nasa would be hesitant to get a new fleet anywase because of the new shuttles that may be comeing out in the not too far future.