[PhiKapMom]

In yesterday's briefing, the NASA spokesman said they were withholding a lot of data as they were being very conservative in what they released until they were able to check and recheck. That is standard procedure in an Accident Investigation.

Please cut them some slack -- Accident Investigations do not happen over night! These people have a huge task ahead of them to pinpoint the cause. No one wants to find the answer more than NASA. If it turns out that the pinpoint of the cause was the liftoff, they will give the details. They are not going to send off another shuttle until they can be absolutely sure they have the problem identified and can fix it!

[CWOJackson]

Here's your answer, the highly respected aero-nut-ical engineering firm of TBLSHOW and Mertz were able to determine the cause of the disaster and assess the blame in just a few hours of the tragedy. Why waste the time and money on a shame investigation when everything has already been decided; let's just impeach the President and get rid of NASA now.

[CWOJackson]

Here's your answer, the highly respected aero-nut-ical engineering firm of TBLSHOW and Mertz were able to determine the cause of the disaster and assess the blame in just a few hours of the tragedy. Why waste the time and money on a shame investigation when everything has already been decided; let's just impeach the President and get rid of NASA now.

[fooman]

I agree that investigations take as long as needed.

But we were promised by Ron that we would have the facts as they emerged and that the facts might change as they were understood.

I am ok with this. Take 6 months. But we need transparency or we will get a Foster type investigation(no X-rays) or a TWA 800 investigation (OBVIOUS coverup that George Stuffanolpolis admitted to on national TV)

NASA has BIG incentives to cover up if it turns out that PC foam killed these seven astros....

... And while I am reluctant to jump to conclusions, you have an old NASA engineer saying that the two foams were different specs.

[TLBSHOW]

another piece to ponder

One of Israel's leading newspapers published a photograph it claims as evidence of two cracks in the left wing of the Columbia more than a week before the space shuttle broke up on re-entry, killing all seven crew members

Sam Segal, who is in charge of Maariv's U.S. office, in New York, told WND that the photo actually belongs to NASA, since it was taken from NASA video footage.

Maariv has not contacted NASA to attempt to verify the photo, Segal said, insisting that the responsibility lies with Israeli television, which was his paper's source.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30847

[prognostigaator]

"No one wants to find the answer more than NASA"-

And the Environmental Protection Agency...

Yep, protecting some insects, birds, and kangaroo rats is far more important to environmentalists than protecting the life of 7 astronauts..

[KC_for_Freedom]

Please cut them some slack -- Accident Investigations do not happen over night!

Your right PKmom, but if it turns out that the crazy junk science of ozone regulations has resulted in a shuttle disaster, I want the whole world to know.

As a former LM employee I have watched as process after process was changed from the "best" to the "next best" approach to comply with those regulations. You would think if shuttle crew's lives were on the line they could get an exemption for the fuel tank foam.

[lonestar]

Agree. I remember Sunday some NASA spokesman announced that remains of all 7 astronauts had been found. Obviously not true because they had not had sufficient time to identify any remains.