More on Columbia

RodeoBoy writes "It seems that regardless of what NASA and Boeing wants the public to believe there are still questions about damage to the shuttle's left wing. Some Boeing engineers have raised concerns that proper analysis of the damage was not done at the time, due to changes and cutbacks in Boeing. It is also coming out that more than one chunk of foam might have hit and damaged the wing. With Boeing having some financial troubles and NASA under public scrutiny again, what is the future of the space shuttle program..."

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Columbia FAQ

[MondoMor]

Is here: http://www.io.com/~o_m/home.html

Excellent work by this guy. No irrational conspiracy theories, no useless speculation, no NASA asskissing.

Sorry if it's a dupe.

Check out the animation I did of the sensor data

[Jack William Bell]

I did my own this animation of the shuttle sensor data found on the NASA page here. I have a /. journal entry for it here.

My, admittedly amateur, conclusion is that one of the carbon shields located on the front of the wing (right ahead of the wheel well) failed for some reason. Check out the animation page to see why I say this.